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FRIENDLY GROUND-DOVE, TU (Gallicolumba stairii)
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Ufficio del turismo di Tonga in Italia - Uccelli terrestri di Tonga - Land Birds of Tonga
FRIENDLY GROUND-DOVE, TU (Gallicolumba stairii)
DESCRIPTION:
A small, brown pigeon, which spends much time on the forest floor. In both sexes head and chest are buff with back, wings and abdomen a graduating darker brown. The female has a faint green lustre over back and wings. The male has a faint purple lustre over back and wings, and pale breast shield, edged with white. Tail in both sexes is brown. Bill, black, legs pink. Males are larger than females and their plumage is slightly brighter. There is a rare all brown female colour morph.
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