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Gallicolumba salamonis

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Thick-billed chicken dove, scientific name: Gallicolumba salamonis  E. P. Ramsay (1882), an extinct pigeon of the genus Galleria, family Dovetail. Little is known about the thick-billed pigeon, with only two specimens collected in 1882 and 1927. The prototype is now housed at the Australian Museum in Sydney. They build their nests on the ground, making them easy prey for invading rats, wild pigs, feral cats and dogs. Deforestation and overhunting of lowland forests contributed to their extinction. With the exception of a sighting in 1927, the IUCN has never declared it extinct. Many studies were conducted in the 20th century, but they failed to find them, and they were officially declared extinct in 2005. They were probably wiped out by World War II.

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The thick-billed bird dove prefers the arid sandy forests of the Solomon Islands of Makira and Malaita, and is believed to have been found on other islands in the past.
The thick-billed turtle dove is about 26 cm long. The head, throat and chest are beige. The upper body is maroon and the wings have a mauve sheen that contrasts strongly with the chocolate-colored belly.