Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon (Columba torringtoniae)

Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon, a reference photo — Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Patagioenas plumbea
Patagioenas caribaea
Patagioenas nigrirostris
Columba elphinstonii
Columba vitiensis
Patagioenas subvinacea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: Columba torringtoniae

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