Metallic Pigeon bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMetallic Wood Pigeon, White-throated Pigeon, Metallic Wood-Pigeon, White-throated Wood-Pigeon
OrderPigeons and doves / Columbiformes
FamilyPigeons, Doves / Columbidae
GenusColumba
Breeding regionAustralasia, Oriental Region, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionPhilippines to Samoa (c Polynesia)

Metallic Pigeon bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Raf Drijvers
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Raf Drijvers
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
  • 4.
    Call, © Desmond Allen
    Philippines
  • 5.
    Song, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
  • 6.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
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    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
  • 8.
    Song, wing flapping, © Philippe Verbelen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Metallic Pigeon

Metallic Pigeon subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Columba vitiensis anthracinaPalawan group (w Philippines)-No
Columba vitiensis castaneicepsSavaii and Upolu and satellites (w Samoa, c Polynesia)-No
Columba vitiensis godmanaeLord Howe I. (far e of Australia)-Yes
Columba vitiensis griseogularisPhilippines (except Palawan group), Mantanani (w of ne Borneo), Sipadan and Maratua (e of ne, c Borneo)-No
Columba vitiensis halmaheiraTalaud Is. (ne of ne Sulawesi), Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Kai Is. (se Moluccas), New Guinea and satellites, New Ireland and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.) and Bougainville to Makira (n to se Solomon Is.)-No
Columba vitiensis hypoenochroaGrande Terre, Ile des Pins and Loyalty Is. (New Caledonia)-No
Columba vitiensis leopoldiVanuatu-No
Columba vitiensis metallicaSumba to Timor region (Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)-No
Columba vitiensis vitiensisFiji (sw Polynesia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bashkirаҡтамаҡ күгәрсен
Catalancolom golablanc
Chinese白喉林鸽
Chinese (Traditional)白喉林鴿
Croatianblistavi golub
Czechholub bělolící, Holub belolící
DanishHvidstrubet Due
DutchWitkeelduif
EsperantoMetalkolombo
Estonianmanisktuvi
Finnishvalkokurkkukyyhky
FrenchPigeon à gorge blanche
GermanWeißkehltaube, Weißwangentaube
Hungarianfémfényű galamb
IndonesianMerpatihutan Metalik, Merpati hutan-metalik, Merpati-hutan Metalik
ItalianPiccione metallico, Colomba gola bianca
Japaneseアカメカラスバト
Lithuanianbaltagurklis karvelis
MalayMerpati Kayu
Norwegianhvitstrupedue, Hvitstrupedue
Norwegian NynorskKvitstrupedue
Polishgolab bialogardly, gołąb białogardły
Portuguesepombo-de-garganta-branca, pombo-metálico
RussianБелогорлый вяхирь, Белогорлый голубь
SerbianMetalik golub, Belobradi golub
Slovakholub bledohrdlý
SpanishPaloma de Garganta Blanca, Paloma gorjiblanca, Paloma Gorgiblanca
Swedishvitstrupig duva
Tatarак корсаклы дала күгәрчене
TurkishAk Gerdanlı Güvercin
Ukrainianголуб білогорлий