Ashy Wood Pigeon - BirdForum Opus

Columba pulchricollis

Photo by Ayuwat J
Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiangmai, Thailand

Identification

31–36 cm

• Bluish-grey head
• White throat
• Black speckled white hind collar

Distribution

Asia: found from India to western China, Tibet, Myanmar, north-western Thailand and Taiwan

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Temperate deciduous evergreen forests, mainly oak and chestnut.

Behaviour

Diet

A mainly frugivorous species, supplement their diet with acorns, seeds, grain, small berries and snails.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy Wood Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Wood_Pigeon

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