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== Description ==
== Description ==
Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak. The rest of its body is black.{{cn|date=July 2021}}
Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the [[green imperial pigeon]] and [[rock dove]].


== References==
== References==

Revision as of 07:42, 4 August 2021

Andaman wood pigeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species:
C. palumboides
Binomial name
Columba palumboides
(Hume, 1873)

The Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. Classified as 'near threatened' by the IUCN, its population is estimated as between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals.[1]

Description

Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the green imperial pigeon and rock dove.

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Columba palumboides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.