Ashy Wood-Pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)

Other Names (World)
Ashy Woodpigeon, Ashy Wood-Pigeon, Buff-collared Pigeon, Nepal Wood-Pigeon, Nepal Woodpigeon, Ashy Wood Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
31 - 36 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1846

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, high altitude shrubland, temperate forest and shrubland. From 1,200 - 3,200 m, occasionally down to 100 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan (China), Thailand.

Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim and Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, central-southern China (Yunnan) and Taiwan.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A deep 'ooop' or 'whoo'. Song comprises a slow series of short, deep, powerful 'whoo whoo whoo' or 'whoop' notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Ashy Wood Pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) [XC745940]
by \u8521\u660e\u525b from Ren\u2019ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, Taiwan (song)

Ashy Wood Pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) [XC612745]
by Chi-Hsuan Shao from Taiwan, Chiayi County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii) and Przevalski's Nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ashy Wood-Pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Ashy Wood-Pigeon see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Ashy Wood-Pigeon

If you would like to read any articles about the Ashy Wood-Pigeon...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Ashy Wood-Pigeon

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Ashy Wood-Pigeon or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Ashy Wood-Pigeon

If Birdpedia has no videos of Ashy Wood-Pigeon or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for Ashy Wood-Pigeon