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Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
Subject: Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)
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Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina)


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English: « Columba janthina » = Columba janthina (Japanese Wood Pigeon)
Français: « Columba janthina » = Columba janthina (Pigeon violet)
Date 1832
Source Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel http://archive.org/stream/kupfertafelnzurn00kitt#page/n43/mode/2up
Author Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799–1874) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Kittlitz
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columba_janthina_1832.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, at 550 grams and 43 cm. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba janthina Temminck, 1830.

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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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