Speckled wood pigeon

The speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) is a medium-sized pigeon of the family Columbidae which lives in montane forests of Kashmir to Northeast India, eastern Tibet, central China, Yunnan and Myanmar.

Speckled wood pigeon
Speckled Wood Pigeon from Pangolakha WLS in East Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species:
C. hodgsonii
Binomial name
Columba hodgsonii
Vigors, 1832

Description

The upper body of the speckled wood pigeon is maroon-brown except for its neck, which, like many pigeons, is iridescent. Its lower body features the speckles which give it its name. The bird is 38 centimeters in length.

Speckled Wood-Pigeon from Bhutan.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Columba hodgsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22690159A93262909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690159A93262909.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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