Pheasant pigeon
Otidiphaps nobilis Gould, 1870
The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 500 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pheasant pigeon
- Weight
- 500 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 24.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the pheasant 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 pheasant pigeon is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the pheasant pigeon?
The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is a species of large terrestrial pigeon. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Otidiphaps. The pheasant pigeon is found in the primary rainforests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It ranges primarily over hilly and lower mountain areas, but can also be found in lowlands.
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Is the pheasant pigeon endangered?
The pheasant 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.
How is the pheasant pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusOtidiphaps
- SpeciesOtidiphaps nobilis Gould, 1870
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Green-naped pheasant-pigeonEnglish
- Green-naped pheasant-pigeonEnglish
- حمام الدراجArabic
- colom-faisà de clatell verdCatalan
- holub horskýCzech
- colomen ffesantWelsh
- FasandueDanish
- FasantaubeGerman
- FasanentaubeGerman
- Grünnacken-FasantaubeGerman
- fazankolomboEsperanto
- Paloma faisán cuelliverdeSpanish
- faasantuviEstonian
- fasaanikyyhkyFinnish
- Otidiphaps nobleFrench
- Otidiphaps à cou vertFrench
- golub fazanašCroatian
- fácángalambHungarian
- Delimukan dewataIndonesian
- Piccione fagianoItalian
- ゴクラクバトJapanese
- fazaninis karvelisLithuanian
- FazantduifDutch
- bażanciakPolish
- pombo-faisãoPortuguese
- Фазановый голубьRussian
- bažantiak lesnýSlovak
- Fazanoliki golubSerbian
- fasanduvaSwedish
- Gura GüverciniTurkish
- паломаUkrainian
- 雉鳩Chinese
- 雉鸠Chinese
Relatives of the pheasant pigeon
Other species in the same family Columbidae.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Dodo
Raphus cucullatus
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
ComparePheasant pigeon vs Rock dovePheasant pigeon vs DodoPheasant pigeon vs Common wood pigeonPheasant pigeon vs Eurasian collared dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pheasant pigeon?
An adult pheasant pigeon weighs 500 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the pheasant pigeon live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the pheasant pigeon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the pheasant pigeon endangered?
The pheasant 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 pheasant pigeon?
The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 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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