Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Choiseul Pigeon (Microgoura meeki) - HBW 4, p. 187

French: Microgoura de Choiseul German: Salomonentaube Spanish: Paloma-perdiz de la Choiseul
Other common names: Solomon Crowned Pigeon, Choiseul Crested Pigeon

Taxonomy: Microgoura meeki Rothschild, 1904, Choiseul, Solomon Islands.
Very distinctive species with no obvious close relatives; may represent link between the large Goura crowned-pigeons and Trugon terrestris. Monotypic.

Distribution: Choiseul I in NW Solomons (almost certainly extinct).