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Bonin pigeon

Columba versicolor Kittlitz, 1832

Status not recordedbirdsExtinct

The bonin pigeon (Columba versicolor) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes.

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Quick facts about the bonin pigeon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bonin pigeon live?

Not recorded

Is the bonin pigeon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bonin pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusColumba
  7. SpeciesColumba versicolor Kittlitz, 1832

Synonyms Columba metallica, Columba splendida

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Bonin wood pigeonEnglish
  • Bonin wood-pigeonEnglish
  • colom de les illes BoninCatalan
  • holub boninskýCzech
  • BonindueDanish
  • BonintaubeGerman
  • bonina kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma de BoninSpanish
  • bonini tuviEstonian
  • کبوتر چوبی بونینPersian
  • boninkyyhkyFinnish
  • Pigeon de KittlitzFrench
  • bonin-szigeteki galambHungarian
  • Piccione delle BoninItalian
  • オガサワラカラスバトJapanese
  • Boninas balodisLatvian
  • ബോണിൻ മരപ്രാവ്Malayalam
  • BoninduifDutch
  • gołąb bonińskiPolish
  • pombo-das-bonimPortuguese
  • Бонинский вяхирьRussian
  • Boninski golubSerbian
  • boninduvaSwedish
  • Bonin GüverciniTurkish
  • голуб бонинськийUkrainian
  • 銀斑黑林鴿Chinese
  • Bonin-TaubeGerman
  • Paloma de las BoninSpanish
  • bonininkyyhkyFinnish
  • pombo-das-boninPortuguese
  • pombo-madeireiro-de-boninPortuguese
  • Бонинский голубьRussian
  • голуб бонінськийUkrainian
  • 小笠原杂色林鸽Chinese
  • 小笠原雜色林鴿Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bonin pigeon

Other species in the same genus Columba.

LC, Least Concern
Rock dove (Columba livia)

Rock dove

Columba livia

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Stock dove (Columba oenas)

Stock dove

Columba oenas

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Snow pigeon (Columba leuconota)

Snow pigeon

Columba leuconota

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)

Hill pigeon

Columba rupestris

Columbidae

CompareBonin pigeon vs Rock doveBonin pigeon vs Common wood pigeonBonin pigeon vs Stock doveBonin pigeon vs Snow pigeon

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bonin pigeon?

The bonin pigeon (Columba versicolor) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bonin pigeon (Columba versicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonin-pigeon

MLA

“Bonin pigeon (Columba versicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonin-pigeon.

BibTeX
@misc{bonin_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Bonin pigeon (Columba versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonin-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}