Silvery pigeon
Columba argentina Bonaparte, 1855
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 330 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the silvery pigeon
- Weight
- 330 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the silvery pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the silvery pigeon?
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina), also known as silvery wood-pigeon or grey wood-pigeon, is a species of pigeon found in Indonesia and Malaysia. It was thought to be extinct but wild populations rediscovered in 2008 near Masokut Island of the Mentawai archipelago might represent this species, and photographs from Simeulue confirm its existence there.
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Is the silvery pigeon endangered?
The silvery pigeon is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the silvery pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba argentina Bonaparte, 1855
Synonyms Columba phasma, Myristicivora argentea, Myristicivora grisea
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- Grey wood-pigeonEnglish
- Grey wood-pigeonEnglish
- Silvery wood pigeonEnglish
- Silvery wood-pigeonEnglish
- Silvery wood-pigeonEnglish
- حمام الغابات الفضيArabic
- colom argentatCatalan
- holub stříbrnýCzech
- ysguthan arianWelsh
- SølvdueDanish
- SilbertaubeGerman
- arĝenta kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma plateadaSpanish
- hõbetuviEstonian
- کبوتر نقرهایPersian
- hopeakyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon argentéFrench
- srebrnasti golubCroatian
- ezüstgalambHungarian
- Merpati-hutan perakIndonesian
- Colombaccio argentatoItalian
- ギンモリバトJapanese
- sidabrinis karvelisLithuanian
- ZilverduifDutch
- gołąb srebrzystyPolish
- چاندی کبوترWestern Panjabi
- pomba-prateadaPortuguese
- pombo-prateadoPortuguese
- Серебристый вяхирьRussian
- Серебристый голубьRussian
- holub striebristýSlovak
- Srebrni šumski golubSerbian
- silverduvaSwedish
- Gümüş GüvercinTurkish
- голуб сріблястийUkrainian
- 銀鴿Chinese
- 銀林鴿Chinese
- 银鸽Chinese
Relatives of the silvery 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the silvery pigeon?
An adult silvery pigeon weighs 330 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the silvery pigeon endangered?
The silvery pigeon is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the silvery pigeon?
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina) 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.
- 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
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 - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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