Ashy Wood Pigeon, 2/20/2012

An Ashy Wood Pigeon, normally lived in mountain area(nickname "mountain pigeon" in Chinese), moved to lower elevation at Taipei Botanical Garden for warm weather, only to find itself surrounded by plenty of DSLR cameras with long range lenses in the garden.

Recently appeared after 4 pm everyday, occasionally missed one day, since its first appearance more than a month ago,


Different from common pigeons with layers of white folds in the neck,


Sip some water and hide up in the tree for the night,


Video recorder at Taipei Botanical Garden

Chinese name:	灰林鴿
English name:	Ashy Wood Pigeon
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Columba pulchricollis
Order:	Columbiformes
Family:	Columbidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Common in some places
Foods:	seeds, fruits
Habitat:	Woodlands
Altitude:	Low to mid-altitude
Behavior:	Appear in flocks
Characteristics:	General Characteristics:Layers of white folds in the neck
Breeding places:	India, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan province, China, etc.
Migration destinations:	Wintering in lower elevations
Time photographed:	2/14/2012 16:40 pm, 2/20/2012 16:20 pm
Location found:	Taipei Botanical Garden
Sources:	Internet
Notes:	Normally live in mid-altitude mountains. Moved to lower elevations in Winter for warm weather when the mountain area is too cold to stay.