# Nicobar pigeon (*Caloenas nicobarica*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica), also called the Nicobar dove, is a bird of the family Columbidae and subfamily Raphinae in the order Columbiformes. It is a small bird with a representative adult body mass of 537.9 g, and our sources report values from 492.5 g to 582.5 g. This terrestrial, partially migratory bird lives in forest habitat, has the diet category omnivore and the trophic level herbivore, and lays 1 egg per clutch. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, which is not an IUCN threatened category, and checklists record it in Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 492.5 g – 582.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Partial |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Columbiformes
- family: Columbidae
- genus: Caloenas
- species: *Caloenas nicobarica* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Columba nicobarica*, *Columba nicombar*

## Countries on record

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.

Australia

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the nicobar pigeon?

The nicobar pigeon is a bird of the family Columbidae, subfamily Raphinae, in the order Columbiformes. It is also called the Nicobar dove.

### How heavy is the nicobar pigeon?

The nicobar pigeon has a representative adult body mass of 537.9 g, with values from 492.5 g to 582.5 g reported by our sources.

### What does the nicobar pigeon eat?

Its diet category is omnivore, and its trophic level is listed as herbivore.

### Is the nicobar pigeon endangered?

No, it is listed as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List, which is not an IUCN threatened category.

### Which countries is the nicobar pigeon recorded in?

Checklists record the nicobar pigeon in Australia. Its geographic range covers 475,600 km².

### What habitat does the nicobar pigeon live in?

The nicobar pigeon lives in forest habitat and is terrestrial in lifestyle.

### How many eggs does the nicobar pigeon lay?

The nicobar pigeon lays 1 egg per clutch.

### Who named the nicobar pigeon?

The nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. 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](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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