Bonin Pigeon
Columba versicolor
The Bonin wood pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands, south of Japan. It is known from four recorded specimens, the first from 1827 and the last from 1889. They averaged a length of 45 cm. This pigeon died out late in the 19th century as a result of deforestation, hunting, and predation by introduced rats and cats.
- Scientific name
- Columba versicolor
- Family
- Pigeons and Doves
- IUCN status
- EX