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Rock Dove (Rotsduif) | Guineaduif / Speckled Pigeon | Metallic Pigeon (Witkeelduif) | Naaktoogduif / Bare-Eyed Pigeon | European Turtle Dove (Zomertortel) | Laughing Dove (Palmtortel) | Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Gestreepte Koekoeksduif) | Red Collared Dove (Rode Tortel) | Spotted Dove (Parelhalstortel) | Smaragdduif / Green-Winged Dove | Crested Pigeon (Spitskuifduif) | Wonga Pigeon (Wongaduif) | Diamantduif / Diamond Dove | Zebra Dove (Zebraduif) | Bar-Shouldered Dove (Roodnekzebraduif) | Croaking Ground Dove (Peruaanse Steenduif) | Blue Ground Dove (Blauwe Grondduif) | Socorrotreurduif / Socorro Dove | Witvleugeltreurduif / White-Winged Dove | Blue-Headed Quail-Dove (Blauwkopkwartelduif) | Crested Quail-Dove (Kuifkwartelduif) | Ruddy Quail-Dove (Bergkwartelduif) | Nicobar Pigeon (Manenduif) | Dolksteekduif / Luzon Bleeding-Heart | Mindanao Bleeding-Heart (Bartletts Dolksteekduif) | Cinnamon Ground-Dove (Geelhartpatrijsduif) | Sulawesi Ground Dove (Sulawesipatrijsduif) | Pheasant Pigeon (Fazantduif) | Kroonduif / Crowned Pigeon | Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Waaierduif) | Sclater's Crowned Pigeon (Sclaters Kroonduif) | White-Eared Brown Dove (Kleine Bruine Vruchtduif) | Pink-Headed Fruit-Dove (Roodhalsjufferduif) | Jambu Fruit-Dove (Jambujufferduif) | Black-Chinned Fruit Dove (Leclanchers Jufferduif) | Pink-Spotted Fruit-Dove (Pareljufferduif) | Orange-Fronted Fruit Dove (Goudvoorhoofdjufferduif) | Superb Fruit Dove (Kleine Prachtjufferduif) | Beautiful Fruitdove (Temmincks Jufferduif) | Black-Naped Fruit Dove (Zwartnekjufferduif) | Cloven-Feathered Dove (Zijden Jufferduif) | Madagascar Blue Pigeon (Malagassische Blauwe Duif) | Green Imperial Pigeon (Groene Muskaatduif) | Pink-Headed Imperial Pigeon (Roze Muskaatduif) | Zwartkraagmuskaatduif / Collared Imperial-Pigeon | Pied Imperial Pigeon (Bonte Muskaatduif) | Silver-Tipped Imperial Pigeon (Witte Muskaatduif)

Metallic Pigeon (Witkeelduif)




Metallic Pigeon - Columba vitiensis - Witkeelduif
Philippines to Samoa (Central-Polynesia).

The following 9 subspecies are being recognized:
Columba vitiensis griseogularis - Philippines (except Palawan Group), Mantanani, Sipadan and Maratua (off Northeast-Borneo);
Columba vitiensis anthracina - Palawan Group (West-Philippines);
Columba vitiensis metallica - Sumba to Timor Group (Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Island (South-Moluccas);
Columba vitiensis halmaheira - islands off Sulawesi), Southeast-Moluccas, New Guinea, New Ireland, New Britain, Bougainville to Makira;
Columba vitiensis leopoldi - Vanuatu;
Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa - Grande Terre, Ile des Pins and Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia);
Columba vitiensis godmanae - Lord Howe Island (far east of Australia);
Columba vitiensis vitiensis - Fiji (Southwest-Polynesia);
Columba vitiensis castaneiceps - Savaii and Upolu and satellites (West-Samoa, Central-Polynesia).

Of this species there are no Nature Photo's available.


Philippine Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensis griseogularis
Philippine Metallic Pigeon
Columba vitiensis griseogularis