Translation for 'Nicobar pigeon' from English to Russian

Nicobar pigeon

гривистый голубь {м} [Caloenas nicobarica]орн.T

никобарский голубь {м} [Caloenas nicobarica]орн.T

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Nicobar Islands

Никобарские острова {мн}геогр.

pigeon

голубь {м}зоол.T

Cape pigeon

капский голубок {м} [Daption capense]орн.T

капский глупыш {м} [Daption capense]орн.T

капский буревестник {м} [Daption capense]орн.T

капский голубь {м} [Daption capense]орн.T

snow pigeon

белогрудый голубь {м} [Columba leuconota]орн.T

(white-tailed) laurel pigeon

(белохвостый) лавровый голубь {м} [Columba junoniae]орн.T

• The distribution of the Nicobar pigeon and the Kanaka pigeon (which does not appear to have had diminished flight abilities) suggests dispersal through island hopping and an origin for the spotted green pigeon in Oceania or southeast Asia.
• The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon.
• Notable animal species found in the park include the giant robber crab, megapode and Nicobar pigeon.
• Birds in this area include the Bali myna, Victorian crowned pigeon, Nicobar pigeon, white-naped pheasant-pigeon, crested partridge and Luzon bleeding-heart.
• These species are in all likelihood part of the Indo-Australian radiation that produced the three small subfamilies mentioned above, with the fruit doves and pigeons (including the Nicobar pigeon).

• The island is a Sanctuary for the Nicobar pigeon.
• "Caloenas" is a genus of pigeons. The only living species is the Nicobar pigeon ("C. nicobarica").
• It was about one-quarter larger than the Nicobar pigeon.
• Two pigeon species have been described. "Rupephaps" is a large fruit pigeon, possibly related to the modern "Hemiphaga" species. The Zealandian dove is similar to the Nicobar pigeon.
• An additional two pigeon species visit the island occasionally from the mainland and they include the Nicobar pigeon and the Black-naped fruit dove.

• The primary sanctuaries that form a part of the natural resources of Andaman and Nicobar islands are Narcondum Hornbill Sanctuary, which protects hornbills; Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, which features a large variety of aquatic creatures; Nicobar Pigeon Sanctuary; South Sentinel Island Sanctuary, offering giant robber crabs; and North Reef Sanctuary, which is principally dedicated to the nurturing of a variety of water birds.