How big is a Yellow-legged Pigeon?

The Yellow-legged Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 459 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-legged Pigeon?

The Yellow-legged Pigeon occurs in 2 countries, including the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-legged Pigeon?

The Yellow-legged Pigeon is most easily confused with the Somali Pigeon, the White-naped Pigeon and the Comoro Olive Pigeon.

Is the Yellow-legged Pigeon endangered?

The Yellow-legged Pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-legged Pigeon

Columba pallidiceps

Doves and Pigeons · Columbiformes · Legendary

The Yellow-legged Pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) is a legendary doves and pigeon found in 2 countries, weighing about 459 g. The yellow-legged pigeon is a bird species in the family Columbidae.

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About the Yellow-legged Pigeon

The yellow-legged pigeon is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in the Bismarck and Solomon archipelagos. 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 was downlisted to Vulnerable in 2008.

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Where it lives

Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: June, July, September, November, with peak activity in July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-legged Pigeon look like?: The yellow-legged pigeon is a bird species in the family Columbidae.
How big is a Yellow-legged Pigeon?: The Yellow-legged Pigeon is a large sized bird weighing about 459 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-legged Pigeon?: The Yellow-legged Pigeon occurs in 2 countries, including the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-legged Pigeon?: The Yellow-legged Pigeon is most easily confused with the Somali Pigeon, the White-naped Pigeon and the Comoro Olive Pigeon.
Is the Yellow-legged Pigeon endangered?: The Yellow-legged Pigeon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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