The Cocom were known as the lineage of the wood pigeon. Tschusi described a number of bird taxa, including the Madeiran wood pigeon. This project aims to make Wellington a better place for kereru, the native wood pigeon. There are five types of green pigeons and purple wood pigeon found in VTR. It is also home for some rarities like the speckled wood pigeon and bay woodpecker. This wood pigeon live in dense subtropical forests. Less common are the tomtit, Australasian harrier, wood pigeon and occasionally kea. For example, wood pigeon flocks are preyed upon by goshawks. Its close relative and probable ancestor is the common wood pigeon. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat. This wood pigeon was endemic to the Laurel forest habitat. Throughout the county pheasant, wood pigeon and feral pigeons are widespread. An extinct pigeon, the Mauritian wood pigeon ("Columba thiriouxi"), was described in 2011. The common wood pigeon is gregarious, often forming very large flocks outside the breeding season. The common wood pigeon had a poorly defined Madeiran subspecies, "Columba palumbus maderensis".