Facts about the Golden Junai Bird

The golden-rumped shama is a medium-sized pigeon, approximately 34 cm long. This bird has beautiful, iridescent plumage, with shiny metallic green feathers on its neck, back, and wings, and a short white tail. The golden-rumped shama is a terrestrial species, meaning it spends most of its time on the ground foraging for food such as seeds, fruit, and small animals. This bird is protected by the Indonesian government and its population is threatened with extinction due to poaching and habitat destruction. The golden-rumped shama is believed to be the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird.