Black Wood Pigeon
Columba janthinaTemminck, CJ, 1830
English (US) Black Wood Pigeon
The Black Wood Pigeon (Columba janthina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Columba janthina
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Wood Pigeon
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Columba janthina janthina
- Columba janthina nitens
- Columba janthina stejnegeri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1830
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.85, vol.4 pl.503
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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