Wonga pigeon

Weight

410 g – 448.1 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

16.3 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

1 countrysrc for Countries on record

The wonga pigeon is listed for 1 country.

The same countries as a list

1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

The wonga pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderColumbiformes
5. familyColumbidae
6. genusLeucosarcia
7. SpeciesLeucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham, 1801)

Synonyms Columba armillaris, Columba melanoleuca, Columba picata, Leucosarcia melanoleuca minor, Leucosarcia picata, Leucosarcia picata picata

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Rock dove

Columba livia

Columbidae

EX, Extinct

Dodo

Raphus cucullatus

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

Common wood pigeon

Columba palumbus

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian collared dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Columbidae

VU, Vulnerable

European turtle dove

Streptopelia turtur

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern

Stock dove

Columba oenas

Columbidae

CompareWonga pigeon vs Rock doveWonga pigeon vs DodoWonga pigeon vs Common wood pigeonWonga pigeon vs Eurasian collared dove

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@misc{wonga_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Wonga pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wonga-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}