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Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
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Wood Pigeon

Uralsk, Kirov park, West Kazakhstan oblast

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165 observationslast: 24 Oct 2026

Description

General colour is darker than casiotis. Neck-spots are large, pure white. Male wing length 237-262 (249) mm.

Distribution

Breeds near Dzhanybek and Urda, in Ural valley in south to Atyrau, in island forests in middle current of Ural, and shelterbelts on Kushum river; in places breeds in Northern Kazakhstan, in particular at Naurzum, Kokchetav forests and Karaganda area. In summer observed in Pavlodar Trans-Irtysh are, on Irtysh and Ulba valleys. On migration occurs in western part of Kazakhstan, eastward to Kurgaldzhino, Chulak-Espe and middle current Syrdarya valley. Winter in small numbers.

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