Nilgiri Wood Pigeon · Columba elphinstonii · (Sykes, 1832)

Map Legend

Unclassified

  • No subspecies specified
  • In background of another recording

Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

Other Resources

Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

  • Resident
  • Breeding
  • Non-breeding
  • Passage
  • Uncertain

8 foreground recordings and 0 background recordings of Columba elphinstonii . Total recording duration 1:31.

Results format:

Common name / Scientific Length Recordist Date Time Country Location Elev. (m) Type (predef. / other) Remarks Actions / Quality Cat.nr.
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:16 Peter Boesman 2017-04-14 16:30 India Deshadan Mountain Resort, Munnar, Idukki County, Keralasong[sono]discuss icon
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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:07 Bopanna K Pattada 2020-03-10 08:30 India Yevakapadi, Kodagu, Karnataka1300call

Seen and heard while guiding a birding client in Coorg/Kodagu, India

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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:19 Frank Lambert 2016-02-07 07:46 India Doddabatta area, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu2600song[sono]discuss icon
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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:06 Peter Boesman 2017-04-15 16:30 India Deshadan Mountain Resort, Munnar, Idukki County, Keralasong[sono]discuss icon
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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:05 Pankaj Koparde 2013-02-22 09:30 India Navja, Koyna, Maharashtra800call

Habitat: Semi Evergreen forest. Frequency is low, maximum being ~300 Hz. a monkey like hooo then 3-4 quicker deep eerie who-who-who notes (Rasmussen and Anderton 2012).

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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:06 vir joshi 2014-05-11 09:30 India Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra1300call[sono]discuss icon
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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:07 Pankaj Koparde 2013-02-22 09:00 India Navja, Koyna, Maharashtra800call

Habitat: Semi Evergreen forest

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Nilgiri Wood Pigeon Columba elphinstonii 0:23 Dipu Karuthedathu 2011-04-27 09:00 India Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu2100call

Single bird sitting on a branch and calling with typical pigeon booming. The audio was extracted from a video. Habitat: Evergreen. Bird was sitting on a branch and calling. Some silent period in the middle has been cut to shorten the time.

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