Metallic pigeon
Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
The metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 347.2 g to 353 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the metallic pigeon
- Weight
- 353 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Photos of the metallic pigeon
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Where does the metallic pigeon live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The metallic pigeon is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is 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.
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Is the metallic pigeon endangered?
The metallic pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the metallic pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- White-throated pigeonEnglish
- حمام لامعArabic
- colom golablancCatalan
- holub bělolícíCzech
- colomen yddfwenWelsh
- Hvidstrubet DueDanish
- WeißkehltaubeGerman
- WeißwangentaubeGerman
- blankagorĝa kolomboEsperanto
- paloma gorgiblancaSpanish
- Paloma gorjiblancaSpanish
- manisktuviEstonian
- valkokurkkukyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon à gorge blancheFrench
- blistavi golubCroatian
- fémfényű galambHungarian
- Merpati hutan-metalikIndonesian
- Merpati-Hutan MetalikIndonesian
- Piccione metallicoItalian
- アカメカラスバトJapanese
- baltagurklis karvelisLithuanian
- WitkeelduifDutch
- hvitstrupedueNorwegian
- gołąb białogardłyPolish
- دھاتی کبوترWestern Panjabi
- pombo-metálicoPortuguese
- pombo-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
- Белогорлый вяхирьRussian
- Белогорлый голубьRussian
- holub bledohrdlýSlovak
- Belobradi golubSerbian
- vitstrupig duvaSwedish
- Ak Gerdanlı GüvercinTurkish
- голуб білогорлийUkrainian
- 白喉林鴿Chinese
- 白喉林鸽Chinese
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Relatives of the metallic pigeon
Other species in the same genus Columba.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Snow pigeon
Columba leuconota
Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
CompareMetallic pigeon vs Rock doveMetallic pigeon vs Common wood pigeonMetallic pigeon vs Stock doveMetallic pigeon vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the metallic pigeon?
An adult metallic pigeon weighs 353 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the metallic pigeon live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the metallic pigeon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the metallic pigeon endangered?
The metallic pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the metallic pigeon?
The metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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