Prakruti Parichay
ColumbidaeColumba

A ndaman icobors Andaman Wood Pigeon

Columba patumboides

41–41 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Andamans and Nicobars. Dark slate-grey upperparts and grey underparts, including undertail-coverts. with paler head and neck, latter with indistinct checkerboard patterning. Reddish... " ~! cfeare. base athers of of yellow rest of upperparts bill and eye are variably patch. Upper fringed mantle with metallic and breast purple have. Underwing metallic green sheen, and underside and of tail appear almost blackish in flight. Female is darker than male. Juvenile lacks metallic green andiq. purple sheens and is darker and browner. Dense broadleaved evergreen forest.

Colour

GreyPurpleGreenSlate
Average size
41 cm
Habitat
Dense broadleaved evergreen forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Andamans and Nicobars. Dark slate-grey upperparts and grey underparts, including undertail-coverts. with paler head and neck, latter with indistinct checkerboard patterning. Reddish... " ~! cfeare. base athers of of yellow rest of upperparts bill and eye are variably patch. Upper fringed mantle with metallic and breast purple have. Underwing metallic green sheen, and underside and of tail appear almost blackish in flight. Female is darker than male. Juvenile lacks metallic green andiq. purple sheens and is darker and browner. Dense broadleaved evergreen forest.

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A ndaman icobors Andaman Wood Pigeon is bigger than Great Eared Nightjar but smaller than Long-tailed Duck.

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A ndaman icobors Andaman Wood Pigeon

Columba patumboides

41–41 cm