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, Idukki District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
A bird resting in a tree and becoming alert. Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2009 3 years ago 50 sec 4.1 -
Two views of a bird in a tree. Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
side view, partially concealed, in tree top Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 17 December 2012 19 weeks ago 35 sec 4
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