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New Britain Bronzewing
Henicophaps foersteri Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1906
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
New Britain Bronzewing, Henicophaps foersteri, is a pigeon in the family Columbidae that breeds in Australasia on Umboi, New Britain and Lolobau. It is found in Papua New Guinea and lives in lowland forest, both mature and regenerating, to at least 700 metres above sea level. The species was described by Rothschild & Hartert in 1906. It is a rare bird with a small population of fewer than 5,000, and it has been recorded in the Poikili and Garu Wildlife Protection Areas.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Umboi (w of New Britain), New Britain and Lolobau (w of ne New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.)
