Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) - HBW 4, p. 188
French: Otidiphaps noble
German: Fasantaube
Spanish: Paloma Faisán
Other common names: Green-collared/Grey-collared Pigeon, Magnificent Ground-pigeon
Taxonomy: Otidiphaps nobilis Gould, 1870, “Probably procured on some one of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago or in New Guinea”.
Affinities uncertain. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nobilis Gould, 1870 - Batanta and Waigeo, and mountains of W New Guinea (Arfak, Wandamen, Weyland, Snow and mountains on upper R Memberamo).
- aruensis Rothschild, 1928 - Aru Is.
- cervicalis E. P. Ramsay, 1880 - mountains of E & SE New Guinea (Saruwaged, Sepik, Kuper).
- insularis Salvin & Godman, 1883 - Fergusson I (D'Entrecasteaux Is).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on a cockroach and walking Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 4.4 -
Two birds showing courtship feeding Locality National Zoo, Washington DC, USA (United States) (ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 4.1 -
A bird perched on a branch singing with at least two other birds. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 2 years ago 1 min 3.8 -
A bird singing on a branch, being answered by two other individuals. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 2 years ago 1 min 1 sec 3.8 -
Scratching itself Locality Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England, Great Britain (ssp aruensis)
Joe Angseesing 5 December 2012 6 weeks ago 30 sec 3.3 -
A bird standing among vegetation. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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Adult bird resting on a branch.
Locality Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England, Great Britain (ssp aruensis)
Tomasz Doroń 11 July 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Adult feeding on the ground
Locality Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Dubi Shapiro 9 July 2009 1 year ago 4.1 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp nobilis)
Tomasz Doroń 20 October 2007 3 years ago 4 -
A bird seeing from the side.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp aruensis)
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird feeding.
Locality Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (United States) (ssp aruensis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 1995 18 weeks ago 3.7
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Four birds singing together.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
(ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
At least three birds singing together.
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
(ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Bird calling Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain
(ssp aruensis)
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2007 3 years ago 1
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