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  • Synonyms Magnificent Ground Pigeon, Noble Ground-Pigeon, Magnificent Pheasant-Pigeon, Magnificent Ground-Pigeon

Pheasant Pigeonbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Guido O. Keijl
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Papua New Guinea
  • 5.
    Song, © Nick Athanas
    Papua New Guinea
  • 6.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 8.
    Call, © Phil Gregory
    Papua New Guinea
  • 9.
    Call, © Michiel de Boer
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Pheasant Pigeon

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea and some larger satellites

Pheasant Pigeon subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Otidiphaps nobilis aruensisAru Is. (sw of New Guinea)-No
Otidiphaps nobilis cervicalisec, ne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea-No
Otidiphaps nobilis insularisFergusson (D'Entrecasteaux Arch., e of se New Guinea; no recent records)-No
Otidiphaps nobilis nobilisWaigeo and Batanta (nw of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck and w, nc New Guinea-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bashkirҡырғауыл һымаҡ күгәрсен
Catalancolom-faisà de clatell verd
Chinese雉鸠
Chinese (Traditional)雉鳩
Croatiangolub fazanaš
CzechHolub obojkový, holub horský
DanishFasandue
DutchFazantduif
EsperantoFazankolombo
Estonianfaasantuvi
Finnishfasaanikyyhky
FrenchOtidiphaps à cou vert, Otidiphaps noble
GermanFasantaube, Grünnacken-Fasantaube
Hungarianfácángalamb
IndonesianDelimukan dewata
ItalianPiccione fagiano, Colombo fagiano
Japaneseゴクラクバト
Lithuanianfazaninis karvelis
Norwegianfasandue
Norwegian NynorskFasandue
PolishGołąb bażanci, bażanciak, bazanciak
Portuguesepombo-faisão
RussianФазановый голубь
SerbianFazanoliki golub
Slovakbažantiak lesný
SpanishPaloma Faisán, Paloma faisán cuelliverde
Swedishfasanduva
TurkishGura Güvercini
Ukrainianпалома