Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

New Britain Bronzewing (Henicophaps foersteri) - HBW 4, p. 152

French: Colombine de Nouvelle-Bretagne German: Rotscheiteltaube Spanish: Paloma-bronce de Nueva Bretaña

Taxonomy: Henicophaps foersteri Rothschild and Hartert, 1906, Massawa, New Britain.
Distinctive genus belonging to the large radiation of bronzewings; may be most closely allied to Chalcophaps. Present species forms a superspecies with H. albifrons. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Bismarck Archipelago, on Umboi, New Britain and nearby Lolobau.