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The '''Speckled Wood-pigeon''' (''Columba hodgsonii'') is a medium-sized [[pigeon]] of the [[Columbidae]] family which lives in the northeastern parts of [[Pakistan]], the disputed [[Kashmir region]] and the [[Himalayas]] of the northern [[Republic of India]].
The '''Speckled Wood-pigeon''' (''Columba hodgsonii'') is a medium-sized [[pigeon]] of the [[Columbidae]] family which lives in the northeastern parts of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] and the [[Himalayas]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==

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Speckled Wood-pigeon
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C. hodgsonii
Binomial name
Columba hodgsonii
Vigors, 1832

The Speckled Wood-pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) is a medium-sized pigeon of the Columbidae family which lives in the northeastern parts of India and Pakistan and the Himalayas.

Appearance

The upper body of the Speckled Wood-pigeon is maroon-brown except for its neck, which, like many pigeons, is iridescent. Its lower body features the speckles which give it its name. The bird is 38 centimeters in length.