Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii) - HBW 4, p. 119
French: Pigeon d'Elphinstone
German: Nilgiritaube
Spanish: Paloma de los Nilgiris
Other common names: Spotted Woodpigeon
Taxonomy: Ptilinopus Elphinstonii Sykes, 1833, the Ghats of Deccan, India.
Forms a superspecies with C. pulchricollis and C. torringtoni. Monotypic.
Distribution: Western Ghats of SW India, from S Maharashtra to Kerala and W Tamil Nadu.
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A dorsal and a front view of a bird perched. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 1 year ago 44 sec 4.2 -
A bird resting in a tree and becoming alert. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2009 2 years ago 50 sec 4 -
Two views of a bird in a tree. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 1 year ago 46 sec 3.8
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A bird perched.
Locality India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 1 April 2009 2 years ago 4 -
bird perched on a branch
Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
harikamal 7 January 2012 4 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 1 year ago 2.7
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