Its food consists of seeds, fruit and buds, and it is attracted to areas where grain is available. Their population is in decline mainly due to habitat destruction. The Nicobar Pigeon is genetically the closest living relative of the extinct Dodo. Diet - Omnivore Nicobar pigeons eat seeds, often from harvested grain, fruit and some invertebrates. The Nicobar pigeon roams in flocks from island to island, usually sleeping on offshore islets where no predators occur and spends the day in areas with better food availability, not shying away from areas inhabited by humans. Habitat. Habitat Forest. Female is like male but smaller and with white eye.

Nicobar pigeons are Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. A gizzard stone helps to grind up hard food items. Juvenile is like male but has a dark tail. Wings are bronze-green, and head is white-gray with black-brown eyes. Wings are long and broad, and the medium-length bill is black-gray. Nicobar Pigeon: Large, slate-gray pigeon with long, bronze-green hackles on neck and back. Distribution. Le nicobar à camail (Caloenas nicobarica), également appelé pigeon de Nicobar, est la seule espèce actuelle du genre Caloenas.Il tire son nom du fait qu'il réside principalement dans les îles Nicobar, archipel dans l'est de l'océan Indien.. Il s'agirait du plus proche parent encore vivant du fameux dodo mauricien, éteint depuis la fin du XVII e siècle [1 Illegal capture and hunting is not a primary threat due to the pigeon’s wide range, but will become more of a problem as their habitat decreases. Mature lowland and foothill forests; also mangroves. Introduced predators are another aspect that is harming these pigeons. For habitat, the nicobar pigeon prefers lowland forests and mangroves on very small, wooded islands that are relatively close to either a larger island or a mainland. During the day, the nicobar pigeon is a nomadic bird that wanders in large flocks of as much as 85 birds from one island to another in search of food. Location The species can be found in dense forest on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands located in Southeast Asia. They prefer mangroves and lowland forests. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mergui Archipelago, small islands off Malay Peninsula, Cambodia, and South Vietnam south through Indonesia and Philippines to islands off New Guinea and the Solomon Islands . Nicobar Pigeon Class: Aves Photo courtesy of Tony Wisneski Habitat • In the Wild: The Nicobar pigeon is found in Southeast Asia – from India eastward, on the Nicobar islands to New Guinea, and in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Tail is short and white. Diet. Size These pigeons can measure up to 40 centimetres long and weigh up to one pound. This species occurs on small forested islands and coastal areas of southern Thailand, the Andaman Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, islands in the Bismarck and Solomon Seas, and the Palau archipelago. The Nicobar Pigeon has a fairly large breeding range of 476,000 square kilometers.