Mountain-Pigeons
Gymnophaps
Gymnophaps is a genus of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae; it includes four species, all called mountain pigeons. Mountain pigeons live in the forested hills and mountains of certain islands in eastern Indonesia and in the region of Melanesia. They are tree-dwellers and eat fruit. A remarkable aspect of these pigeons is that they have bright red skin around the eyes. Otherwise, they are dark gray on the back and wings, with paler heads and...
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon
speciesGymnophaps albertisii
Buru Mountain-Pigeon
speciesGymnophaps mada
Seram Mountain-Pigeon
speciesGymnophaps stalkeri
Pale Mountain-Pigeon
speciesGymnophaps solomonensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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