pheasant pigeon

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Types of columbiform birds.

pheasant pigeon

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Also known as: Otidiphaps nobilis

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…subfamily Columbinae include the chicken-sized pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) of New Guinea, which is sometimes listed in the subfamily or in the single-species subfamily Otidiphabinae, but most taxonomies place it in the subfamily Raphinae. New World columbinids include the white-winged doves and the mourning dove (Zenaida), which are popular game…
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…subfamily Columbinae include the chicken-sized pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) of New Guinea, which is sometimes listed in the subfamily or in the single-species subfamily Otidiphabinae, but most taxonomies place it in the subfamily Raphinae. New World columbinids include the white-winged doves and the mourning dove (Zenaida), which are popular game…
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