Speckled wood pigeon
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| Species: | C. hodgsonii
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| Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832
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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 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.
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