Shy Ground-Dove

The Shy Ground-dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. The species was formerly known as the Friendly Ground Dove. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Shy Ground-Dove is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Shy Ground-dove (Gallicolumba stairi) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. The species was formerly known as the Friendly Ground Dove. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2006. Gallicolumba stairi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More

Shy ground-dove in forest habitat Shy ground-dove in forest habitatPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Friendly ground-dove, Tongan ground dove Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Genus Gallicolumba (1) More

Images Shy ground-dove in forest habitat Shy ground-dove in forest habitat Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

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Xavier Cortada, 178W Shy Ground-Dove, pencil on paper, 9" x 12", 2009 - 178°W Gallicolumba stairi Shy Ground-Dove Drawing courtesy of BirdLife International - For more information on the Shy Ground-Dove, please visit: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails. More

would probably be the Shy Ground-Dove, as this bird will sit very still on a low branch and hope you do not notice it. Your best chance of seeing one is if it happens to be walking in the path you are using, as it may run ahead of you or fly up onto a tree limb. You may also hear its call, a single, drawn-out coo that is slightly lower and much longer than the rapid, short coos of the fruit-doves manutagi or manuma. More

Shy Ground-Dove is much better etc. He seems unaware that the bird was probably named from a Tongan specimen, in the days when they were the Friendly Isles, and the name Friendly is thus actually a noun not an adjective! Anyway, walking quietly up into the hill thicket forest on Kadavu I had a hunch it would be right for the dove. More