Other Birds found on Solomon Islands
Species of Doves and Pigeons occurring naturally on Solomon Islands
Choiseul Crested Pigeons (Microgoura meeki – Extinct?)
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis) – Found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi) – Range: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)
Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
Red-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus greyii) is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu
Santa Cruz Ground Dove (Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis) – Range: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Silver-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus richardsii) – Endemic
Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus) – Range: Native to Australasia, the Superb Fruit Dove lives in the rainforests of New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Islands, the Philippines and Sulawesi of Indonesia.
Thick-billed Ground Doves (Gallicolumba salamonis – Extinct)
White-headed Fruit Doves (Ptilinopus eugeniae)
Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus solomonensis) – Found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
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