Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)

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Subject:	Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
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English: An illustration of a Japanese Wood Pigeon (Columba (Carpophaga) janthina) from Fauna Japonica
Date 1842
Source http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/siebold/fauna3/high/CRW_7189_RT8.html
Author Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Franz_von_Siebold
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columba_(Carpophaga)_janthina_Fauna_Japonica.jpg

The Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae. It is found in China, Japan, Southern part of Korean peninsula, Russia, and Taiwan. They are believed to be the largest representative of the genus Columba.

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Scientific Name: Columba janthina Temminck, 1830 Common Names: Japanese Woodpigeon, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Japanese Pigeon French: Pigeon violet German: Veilchentaube Spanish: Paloma japonesa Taxonomy: Columba janthina Temminck, 1830, Japan.

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