Genus
Hemiphaga
3 species
The list of species of Hemiphaga genus
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The list of species of Hemiphaga genus
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The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ) or New Zealand pigeon is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin described the bird in 1789 as a large, conspicuous pigeon up to 50 cm (20 in) in length and 550–850 g (19–30 oz) in...
The Chatham pigeon (Hemiphaga chathamensis ), also called the Chatham Island pigeon or parea, is a bird endemic to the Chatham Islands in New Zealand. Growing to 800g in weight and 55 cm in length, the Chatham Island pigeon is closely related to the...
The Norfolk pigeon or Norfolk Island pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea ), sometimes called a wood quest, was a subspecies of the New Zealand pigeon that inhabited Norfolk Island. This population probably colonized Norfolk Island from New...
