Ashy wood pigeon
Ashy wood pigeon | |
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From Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Columba |
Species: | C. pulchricollis
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Binomial name | |
Columba pulchricollis Blyth, 1846
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The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, found in temperate forests of southeastern Asia.
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An artist's illustration; from Indian Pigeons and Doves (1913)
Distribution and habitat[]
The ashy wood pigeon has a wide range throughout Southeast Asia, able to be found in Bhutan, northern India, southern Tibet, southern China, northern Laos, northern to mid Myanmar, northern Thailand, and Taiwan. While the world population is unknown, the Taiwan population is estimated to be anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 breeding pairs.[2]
Nesting[]
Clutches usually consist of one single white egg, although double egg clutches have been recorded. This pigeon incubates its eggs for approximately 21–23 days. Young birds fledge at about 28 days from being hatched.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Columba pulchricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690168A93263339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690168A93263339.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Ashy wood pigeon". International Dove Society. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Columba (genus)
- Birds of Nepal
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of Yunnan
- Birds of Myanmar
- Birds of Taiwan
- Birds described in 1846
- Taxa named by Edward Blyth
- Columbiformes stubs