Andaman wood pigeon
| Andaman wood pigeon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. palumboides
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| Binomial name | |
| Columba palumboides (Hume, 1873)
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The Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. Classified as 'near threatened' by the IUCN, its population is estimated as between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals.[1]
Description[]
Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the green imperial pigeon and the rock dove.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International (2012). "Columba palumboides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Columba (genus)
- Birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Near threatened animals
- Near threatened biota of Asia
- Birds described in 1873
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