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Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba pulchricollis Blyth, 1846
≈36 cmLength330 gWeight
The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, found in temperate forests of southeastern Asia.
Busiest months: February and December · Most records: China, Thailand, Nepal
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: February and December · Most records: China, Thailand, Nepal
Ashy Wood Pigeon has been recorded at 97 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Doi Inthanon NP – summitThailand577 records
- Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)364 records
- Doi Inthanon NPThailand284 records
More places
- Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)Taiwan (China)263 records
- Yushan NP – TatakaTaiwan (China)143 records
- Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5KTaiwan (China)123 records
- Hualien – Fenglin BeilinTaiwan (China)115 records
- Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)89 records
- Dasyueshan IBA – Hengliu Creek (15K)Taiwan (China)85 records
- Mt. PhulchowkiNepal56 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, found in temperate forests of southeastern Asia.
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Questions
How big is the Ashy Wood Pigeon?
The Ashy Wood Pigeon is about ≈36 cm long and weighs around 330 g.
Where does the Ashy Wood Pigeon live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to southern China and Taiwan (China). It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Nepal.
When is the best time to see the Ashy Wood Pigeon?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Ashy Wood Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ashy Wood Pigeon as Least Concern.
What does the Ashy Wood Pigeon eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Ashy Wood Pigeon in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈36 cm
- Weight
- 330 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 204 mm
- Tail
- 117 mm
- Bill
- 23 mm
- Tarsus
- 25 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Himalayas to southern China and Taiwan (China)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Columba
Other birds in the genus Columba
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Yellow-eyed PigeonColumba eversmanni
Somali PigeonColumba oliviae
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Trocaz PigeonColumba trocaz
Bolle's PigeonColumba bollii
Laurel PigeonColumba junoniae
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