Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba palumbus (Wood Pigeon)
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known simply as the wood pigeon, is a large pigeon native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the genus Columba, which includes closely related species such as the rock dove (Columba livia). It has a flexible diet, feeding mainly on plant material, including cereals, and is therefore considered an agricultural pest. Wood pigeons are extensively hunted over much of their range, but this does not appear to have a major impact on their population numbers. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba pulchricollis
Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron apicauda
Red Turtle Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron sphenurus
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Treron phayrei
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Wood Pigeon at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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