A small pinkish grey dove with bright green wings, white band on the head, red beak and feet. It also has a white patch on the shoulder. It is found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests and plantations.
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🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Bird group
Pigeons
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Size
Relative Size (Birds)
Pigeon±
Behaviour
Flocks often raid castor fields, hence the Soliga name `Aralhakki´, or `castor-bird ´. When disturbed, flies swiftly through the forest. It is not easily seen, but its distinctive, low `hooon ´ call can often be heard along forest roads and near streams.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Seen in bamboo jungle and deciduous as well as evergreen forest. Partial to tangles of castor plants growing up on the site of abandoned forest clearings.
Description
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
Distribution In India
The entire Western Ghats country including the Nilgiris and associated hills, the sub-Himalayas from Dehra Dun to North East India, Eastern Ghats, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Andamans, Nicobars
Distribution In Assam
Assam
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Columbiformes |
| Family | Columbidae |
| Genus | Chalcophaps |
| Species | Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus 1758) |
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