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Metallic Pigeon

Columba vitiensis Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

The metallic pigeon, also known as white-throated pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37 cm long, bird in the family Columbidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Columba
Scientific:
  Columba vitiensis

Original description

Citation:
  Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832

Reference:
   Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool. 1 p.246 AtlasOis. pl.28

Imprint year:
  1830

Protonym:
  Columba vitiensis

Type locality:
  Fiji Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/304/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CE7203C73319D7D4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CE7203C7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CE7203C7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177116

Geographic range:

  • Columba vitiensis vitiensis: Fiji Islands
  • Columba vitiensis griseogularis: Philippines, Sulu Archipelago and islands off n Borneo
  • Columba vitiensis anthracina: Palawan and adjacent islands (Calauit, Comiran, and Lambucan), Philippines
  • Columba vitiensis metallica: Lesser Sundas
  • Columba vitiensis halmaheira: Banggai, Sulas, Kai, Moluccas to New Guinea and Solomons
  • Columba vitiensis leopoldi: Vanuatu
  • Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa: New Caledonia, Isle of Pines and Loyalty Islands
  • Columba vitiensis castaneiceps: W Samoa (Savai'i, Apolima, Manono and Upolu)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Metallic Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom golablanc
Czech:
holub bělolící
Danish:
Hvidstrubet Due
German:
Weißkehltaube
Spanish:
Paloma gorjiblanca
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma Gorjiblanca
Finnish:
valkokurkkukyyhky
French:
Pigeon à gorge blanche
Croatian:
blistavi golub
Hungarian:
fémfényű galamb
Italian:
Piccione metallico
Japanese (romaji):
akamekarasubato
Japanese:
アカメカラスバト
Lithuanian:
Baltagurklis karvelis
Dutch:
Witkeelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitstrupedue
Norwegian:
Hvitstrupedue
Polish:
gołąb białogardły
Portuguese:
pombo-de-garganta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-metálico
Russian:
Белогорлый вяхирь
Slovak:
holub bledohrdlý
Serbian:
Belobradi golub
Swedish:
vitstrupig duva
Ukrainian:
Голуб білогорлий
Chinese:
白喉林鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
白喉林鴿

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pigeon à gorge blanche ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pigeon à gorge blanche ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-throated Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Columba vitiensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Columba vitiensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Columba vitiensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Metallic Pigeon ( Columba vitiensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Columba vitiensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Columba vitiensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bashkir: аҡтамаҡ күгәрсен
Catalan: Colom golablanc
Cebuano: balud-itom
Czech: Holub belolící, holub bělolící
Danish: Hvidstrubet Due
German: Weißkehltaube, Weißwangentaube
English: Metallic Pigeon, Metallic Wood Pigeon, Metallic Wood-Pigeon, White-throated Pigeon, White-throated Wood-Pigeon
English (Australia): White-throated Pigeon
English, HBW: Metallic Pigeon
English (IOC): Metallic Pigeon
English (United States): Metallic Pigeon
Esperanto: Metalkolombo
Spanish: Paloma de Garganta Blanca, Paloma Gorgiblanca, Paloma gorjiblanca
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Gorjiblanca
Spanish (HBW): Metallic Pigeon
Estonian: manisktuvi
Finnish: Valkokurkkukyyhky
French: Pigeon à gorge blanche
Croatian: blistavi golub
Hungarian: fémfényű galamb
Indonesian: Merpati hutan-metalik, Merpatihutan Metalik, Merpati-hutan Metalik
Italian: Colomba gola bianca, Piccione metallico
Japanese (romaji): akamekarasubato
Japanese: アカメカラスバト
Kirghiz: ак тамак көгүчкөн
Scientific: Columba vitiensis, Columba vitiensis vitiensis
Lithuanian: Baltagurklis karvelis
Malay: Merpati Kayu
Dutch: Witkeelduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitstrupedue
Norwegian: Hvitstrupedue
Polish: golab bialogardly, gołąb białogardły
Portuguese: pombo-de-garganta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Pombo-de-garganta-branca, pombo-metálico
Russian: Белогорлый вяхирь, Белогорлый голубь
Slovak: holub bledohrdlý
Serbian: Belobradi golub, Metalik golub
Swedish: Vitstrupig duva
Turkish: Ak gerdanlı güvercin
Tatar: ак корсаклы дала күгәрчене
Ukrainian: Голуб білогорлий
Chinese: 白喉林鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 白喉林鴿

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