About the Seram Mountain Pigeon
The Seram mountain pigeon is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia, where it inhabits hill forest. It was long considered to be a subspecies of the Buru mountain pigeon, but was split on the basis of differences in appearance. It is a medium-sized pigeon with a buff-pink face and breast, wine-pink underparts, a grey nape, crown, back of neck, and thighs, and dark chestnut belly and underside of the tail.
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The Seram mountain pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon that is 33–38.5 cm (13.0–15.2 in) long and weighs 330–338 g (11.6–11.9 oz). It has a deep buff-pink face and breast, paler on the chin, changing to wine-pink on the underparts. The thighs are grey and the nape, crown, and back of neck are pale, pure blue-grey, while the belly and underside of the tail are dark chestnut with wine-grey fringes to the feathers. The eyes are scarlet to yellow with purplish red to scarlet orbital skin, the bill is yellow with a purple cere, and the legs are purple.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Buru Mountain PigeonGymnophaps madaThe Buru mountain pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon with a slender build, and long wings and tail, measuring 33–38.5 cm (13.0–15.2 in) long.
Pale Mountain PigeonGymnophaps solomonensisThe 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).
Papuan Mountain PigeonGymnophaps albertisiiThe Papuan mountain pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon that is 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long and weighs 259 g (9.1 oz) on average.
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