Biology:Speckled wood pigeon
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Short description: Species of bird
| Speckled wood pigeon | |
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| Speckled Wood Pigeon from Pangolakha WLS in East Sikkim, India . | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. hodgsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832
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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.
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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Columba hodgsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22690159A93262909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22690159A93262909.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22690159/93262909. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q998449 entry
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