Thursday, June 4, 2020

Andaman Wood Pigeon

Andaman Wood Pigeon
(Columba palumboides)
The Andaman Wood Pigeon is a species of bird which is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Conservation status: Near Threatened
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: C. palumboides

It is a large pigeon. Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak. The rest of its body is dark gray.

2 comments:

  1. There is pigeon and pigeon nest of a similar bird on a tree next to my house.

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  2. That would be an another species of pigeon, because this species is endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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