How big is a Pale Mountain Pigeon?

The Pale Mountain Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 335 g.

Where can you see a Pale Mountain Pigeon?

The Pale Mountain Pigeon occurs in 2 countries, including the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Pale Mountain Pigeon?

The Pale Mountain Pigeon is most easily confused with the Buru Mountain Pigeon, the Seram Mountain Pigeon and the Papuan Mountain Pigeon.

Is the Pale Mountain Pigeon endangered?

The Pale Mountain Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Pale Mountain Pigeon

Gymnophaps solomonensis

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Pale Mountain Pigeon (Gymnophaps solomonensis) is a legendary doves and pigeon found in 2 countries, weighing about 335 g. The pale mountain pigeon is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae.

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About the Pale Mountain Pigeon

The pale mountain pigeon is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago, where it inhabits old-growth and secondary montane forest. It is a medium-size pigeon with an average length of 38 cm (15 in) and a weight of 310–385 g (10.9–13.6 oz). The head and neck are whitish-grey, the belly and lower breast are buffy-pink, and the vent and undertail coverts are pale grey. The upperparts are smoky-grey with darker fringes on the mantle and wing coverts. Both sexes look similar, but there can be large variation in individual appearance.

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How to identify it

The pale mountain pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon with a slender build and a long tail and wings, with an average length of 38 cm (15 in) and a weight of 310–385 g (10.9–13.6 oz). Both sexes look similar. The upperparts are smoky-grey with darker fringes on the mantle and wing coverts (flight feathers). The head and neck are whitish-grey, being slightly lighter on the throat and upper belly, and the lower breast and belly are darker, being buffy-pink with an occasional wine tinge. The vent and undertail coverts are pale grey. Voice: The species is usually silent, but occasionally makes a nasal, wheezy vrrhu or a quiet vruu. It may also make a slightly vibrating double low-pitched hoot.

Where it lives

Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: April, June, July, September, October, November, with peak activity in September. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Pale Mountain Pigeon?: The pale mountain pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon with a slender build and a long tail and wings, with an average length of 38 cm (15 in) and a weight of 310–385 g (10.9–13.6 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Pale Mountain Pigeon?: The Pale Mountain Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 335 g.
Where can you see a Pale Mountain Pigeon?: The Pale Mountain Pigeon occurs in 2 countries, including the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Pale Mountain Pigeon?: The Pale Mountain Pigeon is most easily confused with the Buru Mountain Pigeon, the Seram Mountain Pigeon and the Papuan Mountain Pigeon.
Is the Pale Mountain Pigeon endangered?: The Pale Mountain Pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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