Common name:
Speckled wood pigeon
Ladakhi name:
Phurgon Thasuk
Scientific name:
Columba hodgsonii
Order:
Columiformes
Family:
Columbidae
fun facts:
The Speckled Wood Pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon, and is a migrant to Ladakh.
It was first recorded in Chilling valley in Ladakh in 2020
The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Choldan Gasha, Spituk
