White-headed pigeon
Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 418.7 g to 421.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-headed pigeon
- Weight
- 420 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 white-headed pigeon
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Where does the white-headed 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 white-headed 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 white-headed pigeon?
The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia.
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Is the white-headed pigeon endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba leucomela Temminck, 1821
Synonyms Columba norfolciensis, Leucomelaena norfolciensis queenslandica
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- حمام أبيض الرأسArabic
- حمام ذو الرأس الأبيضArabic
- Ağ-qara göyərçinAzerbaijani
- colom blanc i negreCatalan
- holub běloprsýCzech
- colomen benwenWelsh
- Australsk SkovdueDanish
- WeißbrusttaubeGerman
- blankakapa kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma blanquinegraSpanish
- heletuviEstonian
- pulmuskyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon leucomèleFrench
- bjeloprsi golubCroatian
- fehérfejű galambHungarian
- Piccione testabiancaItalian
- Colombo dalla testa biancaItalian
- シロガシラカラスバトJapanese
- ЧӀулав-лацу лифLezghian
- baltagalvis karvelisLithuanian
- WitkopduifDutch
- dronningdueNorwegian
- gołąb białogłowyPolish
- چٹسرا کبوترWestern Panjabi
- pombo-alvinegroPortuguese
- pombo-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
- Белоголовый вяхирьRussian
- Чёрно-белый голубьRussian
- holub bielohlavýSlovak
- Beloglavi golubSerbian
- vithuvad duvaSwedish
- Ak Başlı GüvercinTurkish
- голуб білоголовийUkrainian
- Голуб чорно-білийUkrainian
- 白头鸽Chinese
- 白頭鴿Chinese
Relatives of the white-headed 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
CompareWhite-headed pigeon vs Rock doveWhite-headed pigeon vs Common wood pigeonWhite-headed pigeon vs Stock doveWhite-headed pigeon vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-headed pigeon?
An adult white-headed pigeon weighs 420 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the white-headed pigeon live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the white-headed pigeon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the white-headed pigeon endangered?
The white-headed 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 white-headed pigeon?
The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) 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
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