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Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii
Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) — Pigeons & Doves of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) is a member of the Columbidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 308 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Columbiformes
- Family Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Genus Columba
- Species hodgsonii
Quick facts
- Weight
- 308 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) belongs to the Columbidae family of the order Columbiformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to Myanmar.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 308 g, with a wing length of about 22.6 cm and a tail of around 13.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Speckled Wood Pigeon?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is a large bird that weighs around 308 g.
Where does the Speckled Wood Pigeon live?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to Myanmar, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Speckled Wood Pigeon belong to?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) belongs to the Columbidae family, in the order Columbiformes.
What does the Speckled Wood Pigeon eat?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Speckled Wood Pigeon migrate?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Speckled Wood Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Speckled Wood Pigeon make?
1 real field recording of the Speckled Wood Pigeon — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Speckled Wood Pigeon's range?
The Speckled Wood Pigeon has a mapped global range of about 2 million km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Columbidae
A field guide to the Columbidae family — 352 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.