Pigeons and Doves Found in Vanuatu

By Team Beauty of Birds

Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean

Listing of birds found on Vanuatu

Please scroll down for Alphabetic Index of Land / Forest Birds Found on Vanuatu

Claret-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus viridis)

Common Pigeon aka Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) – Introduced species)

Mackinlay’s Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia mackinlayi)

Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis)

Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) – Endemic

Pacific Imperial-pigeon (Ducula pacifica)

Red-bellied Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus greyii) – Near-endemic

Santa Cruz Ground-dove (Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis) – Endangered

Tanna Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus tannensis) – Endemic

Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon or Baker’s Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bakeri) – Endemic

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