Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon
Columba torringtoniae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba torringtoniae (Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon)
The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka. This species nests in damp evergreen woodlands in the central highlands, building a stick nest in a tree and laying a single white egg. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. Most of its food is vegetable. Normally silent it utters an owl-like hoo call in the breeding season. The Sri Lanka wood pigeon is 36 cm in length. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 234 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon in Horton Plains National Park?
About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 234 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon in Horton Plains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.