The Nicobar pigeon is one of the most beautiful of the many species of pigeons or doves. Like all pigeons, the Nicobar pigeon is rather thick-set with a relatively small head, but is heavier than most pigeons the same size.
The Nicobar pigeon flies from island to island in its native range to find seeds, fruit and insects to eat. The species often sleeps at night on nearby offshore islands to find safe refuge from predators.
Life History ...
Nicobar Pigeon
Range: Southeast Asia, Malay archipelago, New Guinea region
Habitat: bushes, thick forest, mangroves
Sulawesi Ground Dove
Range: Sulawesi (an island of Indonesia)
Habitat: dense humid forest ...
: Nicobar pigeons are highly nomadic. They frequently commute between islands; visiting larger islands to feed, even reaching mainland islands such as Papua New Guinea but retreating to smaller ones to breed.
Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica
Luzon Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica
Mindanao Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba crinigera
Mindoro Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba platenae
Negros Bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba keayi ...
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Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Wallace's fruit dove (Ptilinopus wallacii)
Red-knobbed imperial-pigeon (Ducula rubricera)
Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae) ...
 See also: Pigeon, Dove, Falcon, Ibis, Purple
  
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