Black Wood-Pigeon

Columba janthina

The black wood pigeon or Japanese wood pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in East Asia, occurring mainly on offshore islands of the Pacific's Korea Strait, Philippine Sea and East China Sea around Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species is in decline owing to habitat loss, habitat degradation, deforestation and hunting. This wood pigeon is endemic to laurel forest habitat.

Scientific name

Columba janthina

Family

Pigeons and Doves

IUCN status

LC