Tooth-billed Pigeon
Didunculus strigirostris (Jardine, 1845)
400 gWeight
The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon endemic to Samoa.
Most records: Samoa
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Samoa
Tooth-billed Pigeon has been recorded at 2 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- A'opo Cloud Forest Conservation AreaSamoa1 record
- O le Pupu Pue NPSamoa1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon endemic to Samoa. It is the only living species of genus Didunculus. The tooth-billed pigeon is the national bird of Samoa and featured on the 20 tālā bills and the 50 sene pieces of the 2008/2011 series.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Tooth-billed Pigeon?
The Tooth-billed Pigeon weighs around 400 g.
Where does the Tooth-billed Pigeon live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Savaii and Upolu (western Samoa, central Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Samoa.
Is the Tooth-billed Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tooth-billed Pigeon as Critically Endangered.
What does the Tooth-billed Pigeon eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Tooth-billed Pigeon in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 400 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 188 mm
- Tail
- 100 mm
- Bill
- 23 mm
- Tarsus
- 39 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Pacific Ocean: Savaii and Upolu (western Samoa, central Polynesia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Didunculus
More from the family Pigeons, Doves
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Yellow-eyed PigeonColumba eversmanni
Somali PigeonColumba oliviae
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Trocaz PigeonColumba trocaz
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from reference photos.
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.