Speckled Wood Pigeon

Speckled Wood Pigeon
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. hodgsonii
Binomial name
Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832

The Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) is a medium-sized pigeon of the Columbidae family which lives in the northeastern parts of India and Pakistan and the Himalayas.

Appearance

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.

External links

• Picture of the Speckled Wood Pigeon

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