goliath imperial pigeon
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The Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath)

The Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath)

The laurel forest pigeon (Columba vitiensis hyponochroa), giant wood pigeon notou (Ducula goliath).

Several species of New Caledonia are remarkable for their size: Ducula goliath is the largest extant species of pigeon; Rhacodactylus leachianus, the largest gecko in the world; Phoboscincus bocourti the largest skink in the world, thought to be extinct but rediscovered in 2003.