Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Japanese Woodpigeon (Columba janthina) - HBW 4, p. 121
French: Pigeon violet
German: Veilchentaube
Spanish: Paloma Japonesa
Other common names: Black Pigeon/Woodpigeon
Taxonomy: Columba janthina Temminck, 1830, Japan.
Belongs to a superspecies of dark-coloured, iridescent Asian and Australasian forms, including C. vitiensis and C. leucomela, and the extinct C. versicolor and C. jouyi; C. pallidiceps may also be related. Birds of S Ryukyu Is formerly awarded separate race, stejnegeri. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- janthina Temminck, 1830 - small islands SW of South Korea and off Japan S through Ryukyu Is.
- nitens (Stejneger, 1887) - Ogasawara (Bonin) and Iwo (Volcano) Is (almost certainly extinct).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird walking, then feeding. Locality Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp janthina)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2010 1 year ago 50 sec 3.2 -
Two consecutive adults on a bird bath. Locality Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp janthina)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2010 1 year ago 38 sec 3
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A bird on the ground.
Locality Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp janthina)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2010 1 year ago 2.5
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A bird calling twice. Locality Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
(ssp janthina)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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