Goura

...all are arboreal birds that feed mainly on fruits and berries. The subfamily Mytilinae is endemic to New Guinea and consists of just three species of the genus Goura , while the subfamily Mytilinae includes just one species, Mytilinae, endemic to Samoa. There are nine species of Japanese wood pigeons distributed in Japan: the Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina , the Ryukyu wood pigeon C. jouyi , the Ogasawara wood pigeon C. versicolor , the Grey-collared pigeon Streptopelia decaocto (illustration), the Red dove S. tranquebarica , the Oriental turtle dove S. orientalis (illustration), the Oriental green pigeon Chalcophaps indica , the Japanese green pigeon Sphenurus sieboldii , and the Red-streaked green pigeon S. formosae . However, the Ogasawara wood pigeon, endemic to the Ogasawara Islands, and the Ryukyu wood pigeon, endemic to the Ryukyu Islands, are both extinct.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Goura" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…みな樹上生で，主として果実と漿果を食べる。カンムリバト亜科はニューギニア地方特産で，カンムリバト属Gouraの3種だけからなり，オオハシバト亜科はサモア島特産のオオハシバト1種だけを含む。　日本にはカラスバトColumba janthina，リュウキュウカラスバトC.jouyi，オガサワラカラスバトC.versicolor，シラコバトStreptopelia decaocto（イラスト），ベニバトS.tranquebarica，キジバトS.orientalis（イラスト），キンバトChalcophaps indica，アオバトSphenurus sieboldii，ズアカアオバトS.formosaeの9種が分布するが，小笠原諸島特産のオガサワラカラスバトと琉球諸島特産のリュウキュウカラスバトは絶滅した。…

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