Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Pale Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps solomonensis) - HBW 4, p. 243
French: Carpophage des Salomon
German: Malaitataube
Spanish: Paloma Montana de las Salomón
Taxonomy: Gymnophaps solomonensis Mayr, 1931, Malaita, Solomon Islands.
Relationships of genus uncertain; somewhat similar to some Ducula in colour and colour-patterns. Present species forms a superspecies with G. albertisii and G. mada. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mountainous areas in Solomon Is, from Bougainville to Guadalcanal and Malaita.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Five birds in a tree moved by the wind. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 October 2010 2 years ago 34 sec 3.8 -
A distant view of one bird perched in a treetop, shaking its plumage and turning around. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 October 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.2 -
A distant view of an individual perched in a tree, turning around. Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 October 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 2.6
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A bird in a fruiting tree.
Locality Imbu Rano Lodge, Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 October 2010 2 years ago 2.7
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