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11 March 2022 Novel ecological information for Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina, with first description of the chick
Muhammad Iqbal, Tom Amey, Irda Kusuma, Satri Sara Alim, Akmal Husni
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Abstract

Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina is a Critically Endangered species whose known population is apparently tiny and confined to islands off western Sumatra. In July 2021, during a bird survey of Simeulue and surrounding islands (Aceh province, Sumatra) we found a chick of this species collected by local people, an adult kept as a cagebird, and made several observations in the wild. We describe the species' chick, report other anecdotal information concerning nesting, and supply dietary information for this little-known pigeon.

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Muhammad Iqbal, Tom Amey, Irda Kusuma, Satri Sara Alim, and Akmal Husni "Novel ecological information for Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina, with first description of the chick," Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 142(1), 138-144, (11 March 2022). https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v142i1.2022.a8
Received: 9 October 2021; Published: 11 March 2022
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