Yellow-legged Pigeon

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Yellow-legged Pigeon is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly classified as Endangered by the IUCN. But new research has shown it to be not as rare as it was believed. Consequently, it is downlisted to Vulnerable in 2008. More

Yellow-legged Pigeon is found in the following countries: 1. Papua New Guinea 2. Solomon Islands Site Developed & Maintained by Shah Jahan & Sajna A Iqbal Design By FSquares COPYRIGHT (C) TheBirdsISaw.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2007. More

Yellow-legged Pigeon, Solomon Islands, Makira Oct. 2007 © Brian R. More

Yellow-legged Pigeon The Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Order : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Genus : Columba
Species : pallidiceps
Authority : (Ramsay, 1877)