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Nilgiri Wood-pigeon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii) is a bird endemic to moist deciduous forests and sholas of the Western Ghats in southwestern India. They are identified in the field by the checkerboard pattern on their napes. This pigeon species qualifies as vulnerable owing to its small, declining population, restricted range and widespread destruction of its forest habitat. [1] A few relict populations survive on the high altitude hills of the peninsula outside the Western Ghats formation including the Biligirirangan Hills and …
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Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Photographers : Nilgiri Wood …
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii – Adult: Photographer : © Vivek Tiwari: Location : Nandi Hills, Banglore, Karnataka, India: Date : 14 August 2008
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Nilgiri Wood-pigeon (Columba elphinstonii) – BirdLife species …
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Columba
… White-naped Pigeon) Columba pulchricollis (Ashy Wood Pigeon) Columba elphinstonii (Nilgiri Wood Pigeon) … Source bird – Columba Leucomela: Source Collection Flickr
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2007 IUCN Red List – Search
… NILGIRI WOOD-PIGEON … Evaluator/s: Bird, J. & Butchart, S. (BirdLife … Range Description: Columba elphinstonii is endemic to the hill …
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Columba (genus) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The large bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied … Columba albinucha; Ashy Wood-pigeon, Columba pulchricollis; Nilgiri Wood-pigeon, Columba elphinstonii; Sri …
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Linnaean Classification of the Order Columbiformes
This sample amounts to just 3% of the list of bird species of the world … White-naped Pigeon ; Columba Pulchricollis , Ashy Wood-pigeon ; Columba Elphinstonii , Nilgiri Wood-pigeon …
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Worldbirdnames.org
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon: Columba elphinstonii : Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon: Columba torringtoni : Pale-capped Pigeon: Columba punicea : Silvery Pigeon: Columba argentina
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Oriental Bird Club Image Database :
… Nicobar Pigeon (5) Caloenas nicobarica (5) Nilgiri Wood Pigeon (8) Columba elphinstonii (8) … Copyright 2003, Oriental Bird Club. All rights reserved.
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birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Local contacts, guides, bird clubs and birding organisations in birding … Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii Ceylon Wood-Pigeon Columba torringtoni
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