Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Order:

Columbiformes

Family:

Columbidae

Size:

41-45 cm

Weight:

284-690 g

Taxonomy:

C. p. casiotis (Bonaparte, 1854)

Short Description:

A large heavy pale grey pigeon with relatively short wings and long tail. White wing patch and dark tail-band, buff neck patch, and deep vinous underparts. In flight, from below, shows greyish-white band across tail and grey undertail-coverts are concolorous with base of tail.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Rare resident in the central and south Gilgit-Baltistan, mainly Gilgit, Astore and Diamer districts. Typically occurs in deciduous or coniferous woodland between 500-1800m. Also prefers scrub-covered and wooded hillsides and crop fields in valleys.

Takes most of food from ground, but also feeds in trees. Forages mostly in boulder-strewn or grassy plains. Most of diet made up of plant matter, including green leaves, buds, flowers, seeds, berries and root crops; grain taken includes wheat, barley, oats, maize and rape; fruits and seeds also consumed.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast