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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Mayr, E 1931
Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit.
no.504 p.11
Protonym:
Gymnophaps solomonensis
Avibase ID:
42F486DA8BAAC899
Avibase ID:
avibase-42F486DA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/42F486DA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177403
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Carpophage des Salomon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Carpophage des Salomon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 1st edition: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2021: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2022: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 4th edition: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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Clements 6th edition: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2015: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2016: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2017: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2018: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Clements, version 2019: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
eBird version 1.50: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
eBird version 1.52: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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eBird version 2018: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
eBird version 2019: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
eBird version 2021: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
eBird version 2022: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pale Mountain-pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Gymnophaps solomonensis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Gymnophaps solomonensis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Gymnophaps solomonensis |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pale Mountain-Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Pale Mountain Pigeon ( Gymnophaps solomonensis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gymnophaps solomonensis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gymnophaps solomonensis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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