C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Columbiformes Columbidae

Metallic Pigeon

Columba vitiensis

CIOC 1408

Metallic Pigeon

Columba vitiensis

Columbiformes · Columbidae

Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis).

ATK116

DEF80

1392 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 353 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 116

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 116).

DEF 80

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 80).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

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Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental & Australasia & Pacific Ocean: Philippines to Samoa (Central Polynesia) Habitat: Forest & Woodland

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Columba vitiensis griseogularis
Philippines (except Palawan group), Mantanani (w of ne Borneo), Sipadan and Maratua (e of ne, c Borneo)
Columba vitiensis anthracina
Palawan group (w Philippines)
Columba vitiensis metallica
Sumba to Timor region (Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)
Columba vitiensis halmaheira
Talaud Is. (ne of ne Sulawesi), Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Kai Is. (se Moluccas), New Guinea and satellites, New Ireland and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.) and Bougainville to Makira (n to se Solomon Is.)
Columba vitiensis leopoldi
Vanuatu
Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa
Grande Terre, Ile des Pins and Loyalty Is. (New Caledonia)
Columba vitiensis godmanae · Extinct
Lord Howe I. (far e of Australia)
Columba vitiensis vitiensis
Fiji (sw Polynesia)
Columba vitiensis castaneiceps
Savaii and Upolu and satellites (w Samoa, c Polynesia)