Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Papuan Mountain-pigeon (Gymnophaps albertisii) - HBW 4, p. 242
French: Carpophage d'Albertis
German: Albertistaube
Spanish: Paloma Montana Papú
Other common names: Carmine-faced/Bare-eyed/D'Albertis's Mountain-pigeon, Bare-eyed Pigeon(!)
Taxonomy: Gymnophaps albertisii Salvadori, 1874, Andai, New Guinea.
Relationships of genus uncertain; somewhat similar to some Ducula in colour and colour-patterns. Present species forms a superspecies with G. mada and G. solomonensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- exsul (Hartert, 1903) - Bacan (NC Moluccas).
- albertisii Salvadori, 1874 - Yapen I, mountains of New Guinea, New Britain and New Ireland, and Goodenough I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two perched birds, preening Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 36 sec 3.8
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Adult male on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 3 July 2010 23 weeks ago 3.3 -
Bird sat
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Jonathan Beilby 1 August 2004 2 years ago 2
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