Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
About the Metallic Pigeon
The metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis) also known as white-throated pigeon, is a medium-sized bird up to 37 cm long, in the family Columbidae. Columba vitiensis forms a chain of eight living and one extinct subspecies that once extended from Japan to Australia: C. v. anthracina (Hachisuka, 1939) – endemic to the Palawan and nearby islands (Philippines); last record in 1961 C. v. castaneiceps Peale, 1848 (Samoan metallic pigeon) – endemic to Samoa. This subspecies is characterized by a purple-chestnut crown that contrasts sharply with the neck and dorsal region. Notably, the ventral plumage remains consistently grey, lacking the rufous terminal fringes typically observed in other subspecies, even when the feathers are worn.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbusrecording
- Nilgiri Wood PigeonColumba elphinstoniirecording
- Rock DoveColumba liviarecording
- Stock DoveColumba oenasrecording
- White-headed PigeonColumba leucomelarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.