Japanese Wood Pigeon
A species of Old World Pigeons Scientific name : Columba janthina Genus : Old World Pigeons
Japanese Wood Pigeon, A species of Old World Pigeons
Botanical name: Columba janthina
Genus: Old World Pigeons
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The largest pigeon in the East Asia region, with a length of between 37 cm to 40 cm long and sometimes 43.5 cm. The head is small. There is at least three subspecies of Columba janthina, with some plumage differences. It is very dark in appearance, with a small head, a longish neck and tail. Overall the body is soot-black with iridescent green or purple on crown, shoulders and sides of neck. The irises are brown and have red color legs, having a rather long tail. Whole body is covered with shiny black feathers. Its inconspicuous plumage is mainly black with the crown and rump bright metallic purple. The back and chest have green purple metallic sheen. Bill is longish, narrow and dark. The beak is greenish blue. Tip of the beak is ivory to pale yellow. Fleshy covering on the beak (cere) is small. This species has no sexual dimorphism, the sexes are similar in appearance, but the juvenile has generally paler plumage, with limited or no development of the pale yellow neck patch. Tarsi are red in adults while paler in juveniles. Appears like a crow in flight, with large wings and slightly fanned tail. Columba janthina janthina Karasubato. The head is covered with black feathers. Color light blue and dark blue beak. Columba janthina nitens The head is covered with purple-red feathers. The beak is black color. It has reddish or purplish coloration on face, head and upper back of neck. 
Size
44 cm
Feeding Habits
Japanese Wood Pigeon primarily feed on Camellia seeds, incorporating a variety of other seeds, buds, and fruits into their diet. They adaptively feed on introduced plants when native options are scarce. They forage alone or in small groups, plucking food from trees or on the ground.
Habitat
The japanese Wood Pigeon primarily resides in dense evergreen broadleaf forests that thrive in subtropical and warm temperate climatic zones on island landscapes. This species exhibits a strong dependence on the presence of mature forest ecosystems for its survival and daily activities.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This bird lives in small islands of the East China Sea, mainly in the Ryukyu Islands, Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands and also along the southern coasts of Korea and Japan. While more abundant and with a greater range in the past, it is still thought to be resident on 15 islands and islets. It occurs locally on small islands off the south coast of South Korea. In Korea, this bird is distributed and nest in Ulleungdo Island, Jeju-do and some area of south coast. It has been recorded as vagrant in eastern Russia, Shandong, mainland China and Taiwan. Columba janthina is an uncommon and local resident in Japan, on small islands off southern Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, south through the Nansei-Shoto islands in the Ryukyu Islands to the Yaeyama Islands and the Izu Islands to the Ogasawara and Iwo Islands. Distributed in Honshu region of Japan. Although it is still relatively common on the Izu Islands, it has apparently declined there since the 1950s, it was thought to have declined on Okinawa during the 1980s because of forestry activities. The subspecies Columba janthina nitens, which occur on the Ogasawara and Iwo Islands, is very rare.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Pigeons and doves Family
Dove Genus
Old World Pigeons Species
Japanese Wood Pigeon 
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