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Columba torringtoniae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lady Torrington's pigeon, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, Sri Lanka wood pigeon
species of bird
Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Columbidae
- Collections
- CMNH, CLO, YPM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Columba
- Image
- Flickr - Rainbirder - Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon (Columba torringtoni).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Commons category
- Columba torringtoniae
- taxon name
- Columba torringtoniae
- Commons gallery
- Columba torringtoniae
- taxon common name
- pombo-cingalês
- endemic to
- Sri Lanka
- short name
- C. torringtoniae
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka.
This species nests in damp evergreen woodlands in the central highlands, building a stick nest in a tree and laying a single white egg. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. Most of its food is vegetable. Normally silent it utters an owl-like hoo call in the breeding season.
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