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| name = Andaman wood pigeon |
| name = Andaman wood pigeon |
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| image = IanthoenasColumboidesSmit.jpg |
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| status = NT |
| status = NT |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Columba palumboides'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T22690201A118217922 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22690201A118217922.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| genus = Columba |
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| species = palumboides |
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| authority = ([[Allan Octavian Hume|Hume]], 1873) |
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| classis = [[Bird|Aves]] |
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| ordo = [[Columbiformes]] |
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| familia = [[Columbidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Columba (genus)|Columba]]'' |
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| species = '''''C. palumboides''''' |
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| binomial = ''Columba palumboides'' |
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 |
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The '''Andaman wood pigeon''' (''Columba palumboides'') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Columbidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the [[Andaman Islands]] |
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 [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]], its population is estimated as between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals.<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021" /> |
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== Description == |
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It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. |
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Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak with red claws. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the [[green imperial pigeon]] and the [[rock dove]].It can mostly be found on North Passage Island. |
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== References== |
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https://www.google.com/search?q=andaman+wood+pigeon&rlz=1C9BKJA_enSG1068SG1069&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.69i59i450.702784j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 |
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This bird is exculsivly arboreal and lives in the dense evergreen forests. This bird is also found in small pairs or groups. The Andaman wood pigeon is a [[Frugivore|frugivorous]] bird and will fly from island to island in search of a wide variety of [[fruit]] and [[Berry|berries]] to eat. |
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== External links == |
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* [https://pigeonpedia.com/andaman-wood-pigeon/ Andaman Wood Pigeon Breed Guide] from Pigeonpedia.com |
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[[File:Range of Andaman Wood Pigeon.png|left|thumb|258x258px|Highlighted in green, the map shows where the Andaman wood pigeon is native to.]] |
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The Andaman wood pigeon is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands|Nicobar]] (including [[Great Nicobar Island|Great Nicobar]], [[Nancowry Island|Nancowry]], [[Car Nicobar]] and Batti Malv) [[Archipelago|archipelagos]]. |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:pigeon, wood, Andaman}} |
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[[Category:Columba (genus)]] |
[[Category:Columba (genus)|Andaman wood pigeon]] |
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[[Category:Birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman wood pigeon]] |
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[[Category:Near threatened biota of Asia]] |
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[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 3 August 2023
Andaman wood pigeon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Columba |
Species: | C. palumboides
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Binomial name | |
Columba palumboides (Hume, 1873)
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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
[edit]Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak with red claws. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the green imperial pigeon and the rock dove.It can mostly be found on North Passage Island.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Columba palumboides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22690201A118217922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22690201A118217922.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Andaman Wood Pigeon Breed Guide from Pigeonpedia.com