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Common Wood-pigeon
Columba palumbus
(C. p. palumbus )
| Armenian Name: | Անտառային աղավնի |
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See Plate 34 for Common Wood-pigeon and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 40-42 cm, Wing Span:75-80 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 174. |
| Description: | Largest of the doves. |
| Adult: | Gray above with darker flight feathers, large white wing crescent, green-and-white patch on side of neck, and wide dark band at tip of tail; underparts purplish-pink. |
| Juvenile: | Duller and lacks white neck patch. |
| Behavior: | Often seen in flocks. |
| Habitat: | Woodlands near fields in summer; more widespread in winter. |
| Food: | Grain, fruits, leaves. |
| Nest: | Loose flat platform of twigs in tree. |
| Eggs: | 41 mm, 1-2, white. |
