Comoro Olive Pigeon

Comoros Olive Pigeon does not have sexual dimorphism. At 40 cm, it is the largest columbid of the Comoros archipelago and not the most colorful. Generally, it is brown-gray with purple variants. It has a head, neck, chest and brown-gray mantle with closer purple shades. The belly is light gray. In flight, the remiges are dark gray, the scapulars and wing coverts are light gray with some white spots. The tertiaries, secondaries and rectrices are dark brown, the primaries are slate black and the rump is dark gray. On the neck are fine white stripes that form serrated lines on a brown background. The bill and legs are bright yellow. The iris is dull yellowish green. A pale yellow orbital skin surrounds the eye. The juvenile is duller and browner. The adult plumage quickly appears as with all pigeons.