laurel pigeon, white-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba junoniae) Description
English: Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae
Español: Paloma rabiche Columba junoniae
Deutsch: Lorbeertaube Columba junoniae
Date 15 January 2010
Author DrPhilippLehmann
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorbeertaube15-01-2010.jpg
The laurel pigeon or white-tailed laurel pigeon (Paloma rabiche) (Columba junoniae) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae. It is a member of the family Columbidae of doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat. It is the animal symbol of the island of La Gomera. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916.
