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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is a species of large terrestrial pigeon. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Otidiphaps. The pheasant pigeon is found in the primary rainforests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It ranges primarily over hilly and lower mountain areas, but can also be found in lowlands.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pheasant Pigeon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.