Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand

Speckled wood pigeon

Columba hodgsonii

Nicholas Aylward Vigors, 1832

In Thai: นกพิราบป่าอกลาย

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.

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Category / Seasonal Status

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Columba
Species
Columba hodgsonii

Common names

  • English:
    • Speckled woodpigeon
    • Speckled wood pigeon
    • Speckled wood-pigeon
  • Thai: นกพิราบป่าอกลาย

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Speckled wood pigeon

Range Map

Distribution map of Speckled wood pigeon, Columba hodgsonii in Thailand
  • Doi Inthanon National Park
  • Doi Khun Tan National Park
  • Doi Lang
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
Range map of Columba hodgsonii in Thailand