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Silvery Wood-Pigeon

Pigeons & Doves

Columba argentina

Also known as: Silvery Pigeon

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit and seeds

Habitat

Coastal and small-island forest, mangroves

Range

Coastal Sumatra, Borneo and nearby small islands

Clutch size

1 egg

Incubation period

About 17–18 days

Size

Medium (30–33cm)

Wingspan

~48–52cm

Weight

~180–230g

A pale silvery-grey pigeon with a darker tail tip, an elusive bird of small coastal islands and mangrove-fringed shores.

Endemic to the region and Critically endangered, having declined drastically through habitat loss and trapping, with only a handful of confirmed island populations remaining.

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