Ashy wood pigeon

Ashy wood pigeon
From Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Genus:	Columba
Species:	C. pulchricollis
Binomial name
Columba pulchricollis Blyth, 1846

The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, found in temperate forests throughout much of southeast Asia.

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, northernThailand, 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

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Columba pulchricollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. "Ashy wood pigeon". International Dove Society. Retrieved 29 January 2016.