Japanese Wood-pigeon

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Japanese Wood-pigeon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: C. janthina
Binomial name
Columba janthina
Temminck, 1830

The Japanese Wood-pigeon (Columba janthina) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Taiwan. They are believed to be the largest representative of the genus Columba, at 550 grams (1.2 lb) and 43 cm (17 in).

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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