Seram mountain pigeon

Seram mountain pigeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Gymnophaps
Species:
G. stalkeri
Binomial name
Gymnophaps stalkeri
Synonyms[2]

The Seram mountain pigeon (Gymnophaps stalkeri) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae that is endemic to the island of Seram in Indonesia, where it inhabits hill forest. It was long considered to be a subspecies of the Buru mountain pigeon, but was split on the basis of differences in appearance. It is a medium-sized pigeon with a buff-pink face and breast, wine-pink underparts, a grey nape, crown, back of neck, and thighs, and dark chestnut belly and underside of the tail.

The Seram mountain pigeon feeds on fruit and feeds in flocks of up to 50 birds. The only known nest was observed in September in old-growth montane forest and contained one egg. It is listed as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the IUCN Red List due to its stable population and sufficiently large range.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016-10-01). "Gymnophaps stalkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016-10-01: e.T45448758A95156213. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ "Gymnophaps stalkeri (Seram Mountain-Pigeon)". Avibase. Retrieved 2021-11-19.