---
title: "White-headed Pigeon"
description: "Columba leucomela — Birds. The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-headed-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-headed Pigeon

> Columba leucomela — Birds. The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Columba leucomela*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 3154
- Wikidata: [Q937794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937794)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3069](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3069)

## Names

- en: White-headed Pigeon
- de: Weißbrusttaube
- es: Paloma blanquinegra
- fr: Pigeon leucomèle
- nl: Witkopduif
- pl: Gołąb białogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2962)

## Summary

The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-headed_pigeon

## Photo

![White-headed Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-headed-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Melissa Doherty · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134933381

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-headed-pigeon?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).