Nicobar Pigeon | The Animal Facts | Appearance | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Appearance

The Nicobar pigeon is one of the world’s most spectacular birds[1] with bright, iridescent features. Across the back they are typically dark green though this will take on the iridescent sheen. The tail is short and white in color.

Their body is rather large in contrast to the small head. This small head is colored grey. The eyes are also large and help them when foraging for food in the dimly lit forest.

They have a black bill with an enlarged cere which forms a small blackish knob, red legs and an iris which is white in females and brown in males or sub-adults.

These birds tend to be heavier than pigeons of another size. An average weight for the species is 0.5kg (1lbs). Their body wi...