Sombre pigeon
Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa (Brüggemann, 1876)
The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 467 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sombre pigeon
- Weight
- 467 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sombre pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the sombre pigeon?
The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is the only species within the genus Cryptophaps. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in Wallacea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Is the sombre pigeon endangered?
The sombre 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 sombre pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusCryptophaps
- SpeciesCryptophaps poecilorrhoa (Brüggemann, 1876)
Synonyms Carpophaga poecilorrhoa
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- حمام داكنArabic
- colom de ventre escatósCatalan
- holub pralesníCzech
- colomen dywyll SwlawesiWelsh
- SulawesidueDanish
- Sulawesi BjergdueDanish
- FleckenfruchttaubeGerman
- Fleckenbauch-FruchttaubeGerman
- Rotsteiß-FruchttaubeGerman
- Umbra kolomboEsperanto
- celebesa kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma culipintaSpanish
- pagutuviEstonian
- celebesinharmaakyyhkyFinnish
- Carpophage des CélèbesFrench
- planinska voćaricaCroatian
- Foltoshasú gyümölcsgalambHungarian
- Merpati murungIndonesian
- Piccione scuroItalian
- セレベスバトJapanese
- sulavesinis tamsusis karvelisLithuanian
- NotenduifDutch
- tåkedueNorwegian
- rotangowiecPolish
- pombo-sombrioPortuguese
- pombo-da-celebesPortuguese
- Сулавесский голубьRussian
- Сулавесский тёмный голубьRussian
- plodožer škvrnitýSlovak
- Celebeski golubSerbian
- sulawesiduvaSwedish
- Boz Dağ GüverciniTurkish
- пінон смугастобокийUkrainian
- 苏拉威西乌鸠Chinese
- 蘇拉威西烏鳩Chinese
Relatives of the sombre 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
CompareSombre pigeon vs Rock doveSombre pigeon vs DodoSombre pigeon vs Common wood pigeonSombre pigeon vs Eurasian collared dove
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sombre pigeon?
An adult sombre pigeon weighs 467 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sombre pigeon endangered?
The sombre 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 sombre pigeon?
The sombre pigeon (Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa) 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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