Henicophaps
Henicophaps foersteri
Henicophaps is the name of a genus of pigeons birds, which is closely related to the bronze wing pigeons and the green wing doves. At the genus includes two species that are common to New Guinea and adjacent islands.
Appearance
Henicophaps are very compact pigeons. The white dove vertices becomes large 37-41 centimeters. The Rotscheiteltaube reaches a body length of 38 centimeters.
Common to both types is a white face markings. The white crown pigeon has a white forehead and top. In the white crown pigeon the entire face is almost white. only the face is yellow-brown and red-brown of the upper head. The beak is very long in both species in relation to the head. The beaks are strong. Characteristic of the genus are shiny metallic green wing covers.
Distribution, habitat and behavior
The white dove peak occurs in two subspecies in New Guinea and the neighboring islands Waigeo, Salawati Misod and Japen and on the Aru Islands. The Rotscheiteltaube is, however, limited in their distribution on New Britain.
Little is known about the habits of the IUCN assessed as vulnerable Rotscheiteltaube. The white dove is a vertex waldbewohnende kind that finds its food primarily on the ground. The breeding habits of this species have so far but also not been adequately studied.
Species
The following two species belong to the genus Henicophaps:
- White crown pigeon ( Henicophaps albifrons )
- Rotscheiteltaube ( Henicophaps foersteri )