Metallic pigeon
Columba vitiensis

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A large, dark and heavily built pigeon; sexes are alike in appearance. Head and neck: Head and nape dark grey with iridescent purple; side of face light grey; eye outer ring orange, inner ring yellow; skin around eye dark red. bill dark red with yellow tip.

Body: Breast and abdomen dark grey with metallic purple; back, rump, and wing coverts dark grey with metallic green or purple.


Limbs and tail: Legs and feet red to purple red; tail dark grey.

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