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Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae)
Subject: Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae)
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Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae)


Description
English: Columba torringtonii
Date 1880
Source http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbirdsof02legg#page/n69/mode/1up A History of the Birds of Ceylon] Volume 2.
Author John Gerrard Keulemans (1842–1912); Text author: W. Vincent Legge (2 September 1841 – 25 March 1918)
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The Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka wood pigeon is 36 cm in length. Its upperparts and tail are dark grey, and the head and underparts are lilac, becoming paler on the belly. There is a black-and-white chessboard pattern on the nape. This pigeon can be quite easily seen in the woods of the Horton Plains National Park. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba torringtoniae (Blyth & Kelaart, 1853), Synonyms: Columba torringtoni.

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Scientific Name: Columba torringtoniae (Blyth & Kelaart, 1853)
Synonyms: Columba torringtoni (Blyth & Kelaart, 1853) [orth. error]
Common Names: Sri Lanka Woodpigeon, Ceylon Wood-Pigeon, Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon, Ceylon Woodpigeon, Sri Lanka Pigeon
French: Pigeon de Ceylan German: Ceylontaube Spanish: Paloma de Ceilán
Taxonomy: Palumbus torringtonii Blyth and Kelaart, 1853, Sri Lanka.

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