Silvery Pigeon
Columba argentina
CRCritically Endangered
- Family
- Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
- Order
- Columbiformes
Overview
The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina), also known as silvery wood-pigeon or grey wood-pigeon, is a species of pigeon found in Indonesia and Malaysia. It was thought to be extinct but wild populations rediscovered in 2008 near Masokut Island of the Mentawai archipelago might represent this species, and photographs from Simeulue confirm its existence there.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Islands off western Sumatra (Simeulue, Babi, Banyak, and Siberut); formerly also the Mentawai, Riau, and Lingga archipelagos surrounding Sumatra and the Anambas, Natunas, and Karimata islands west of Borneo.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Silvery pigeon
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
