Conservation status:
Not Threatened.
Behaviour:
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy:
- Columba pacifica J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Tonga. Sometimes considered to include D. aurorae as a subspecies; these two form a superspecies, along with D. oceanica and perhaps D. galeata. Two subspecies currently recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * sejuncta Amadon, 1943 - islands off NC New Guinea (Seleo, Tarawai) and Ninigo Group and Hermit Is (W Bismarck Archipelago). * pacifica (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Louisiade Achipelago through NE & SE Solomons (Ndai, Rennell) and nearby Stewart Is to Santa Cruz Is and Vanuatu, and E to Tuvalu, Phoenix Is, Tokelau, Fiji (smaller islands), Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Tonga, Niue and Cook Is.
Trophic strategy:
Frugivorous, the most important were palms, nutmegs, laurels. In lower canopy, usually singly.
Taxonomic name: