Pacific Emerald Dove
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Doves and Pigeons

Pacific Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps longirostris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The Pacific emerald dove or brown-capped emerald dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Indonesia, northern and eastern Australia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. It was formerly conspecific with the common emerald dove.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.