Norfolk Island Pigeon

extinct subspecies of New Zealand pigeon
Taxon taxon Q675077
Norfolk Island Pigeon
John Gerrard Keulemans · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Norfolk Island Pigeon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,599 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norfolk Island Pigeon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon belongs to the parent taxon kererū[5].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon is endemic to Norfolk Island[6].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon's scientific name is Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea[7].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon's Commons category is recorded as Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea[8].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon is commonly known as Norfolk Island Pigeon[9].
  • Norfolk Island Pigeon's P14516 is recorded as extinct[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Norfolk Island Pigeon is Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea[7]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within kererū[5]. It is commonly known as it[9].

Distribution

Norfolk Island Pigeon is endemic to Norfolk Island[6].

Identifiers

Norfolk Island Pigeon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 680276[11]. Norfolk Island Pigeon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1265802[12]. Norfolk Island Pigeon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6179424[13]. Norfolk Island Pigeon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 677133[14].

Why It Matters

Norfolk Island Pigeon ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,599 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → kererū
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
    Endemic to → Norfolk Island
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14516: extinct, Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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