Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 白喉林鴿 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白喉林鸽 |
| Dutch | Witkeelduif |
| English | Metallic Pigeon |
| English (Australia) | White-throated Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Metallic Pigeon |
| French | Pigeon à gorge blanche |
| French (French Guiana) | Pigeon à gorge blanche |
| German | Weißkehltaube |
| Indonesian | Merpati-hutan metalik |
| Japanese | アカメカラスバト |
| Norwegian | hvitstrupedue |
| Polish | gołąb białogardły |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pombo-de-garganta-branca |
| Russian | Белогорлый вяхирь |
| Serbian | Belobradi golub |
| Slovak | holub bledohrdlý |
| Spanish | Paloma Gorjiblanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma gorjiblanca |
| Swedish | vitstrupig duva |
| Turkish | Ak Gerdanlı Güvercin |
| Ukrainian | Голуб білогорлий |
Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
PROTONYM:
Columba vitiensis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832. Voy.AstrolabeZool. 1, p.246 AtlasOis. pl.28.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fiji Islands.
Definitions
- COLUMBA
- columba
- vitiensis
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SPECIES
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis Scientific name definitions
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 3, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 3, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
Authors
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.metpig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 3, 2016
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
Authors
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.