Pale-capped Pigeon

It is a 36-40.5 cm long, large, all-dark pigeon with a contrasting pale crown. The male has whitish-grey crown, purplish-maroon upperparts with faint green gloss on neck, more strongly iridescent mantle and back, dark slate-coloured rump and uppertail-coverts, vinous-brown ear-coverts, throat and underparts, slaty-grey undertail-coverts, blackish tail and flight feathers. Red eye-ring and base of bill. Female has more greyish crown. Juvenile initially has crown colour as with mantle, duller wing-coverts and scapulars with rufous fringes, much reduced gloss on upperparts and greyer underparts.

The Pale-capped Pigeon is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea) is a local resident bird in the Eastern Ghats and north-east India. It is a 36-40.5 cm long, large, all-dark pigeon with a contrasting pale crown. The male has whitish-grey crown, purplish-maroon upperparts with faint green gloss on neck, more strongly iridescent mantle and back, dark slate-coloured rump and uppertail-coverts, vinous-brown ear-coverts, throat and underparts, slaty-grey undertail-coverts, blackish tail and flight feathers. Red eye-ring and base of bill. Female has more greyish crown. More

Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea) is a local resident in eastern ghats and north-east India. More

Pale-capped Pigeon almost a stake-out for this species. Oriental Plover was high on our wish list, and the reason why we choose March rather than February for this trip. It is almost guaranteed south-east of the village of Roluos (Kompong Thom). Other targets should be easy to score. THE TRIP We arrived at Siem Reap on 5 march at 4.00 pm after endless flights. More

Pale-capped Pigeon is by no means the only species of note here. As at many coastal locations in southern Thailand, both White-bellied Sea Eagle and Brahminy Kite are commonly seen and are both spectacular sights. Collared Kingfisher can be found calling from coastal vegetation and provides a splash of colour as it flies away. More

of small numbers of Pale-capped Pigeon roosting on the islands. We arrived by car and as I was waiting for Srasri to change into her swimsuit I watched the ubiquitous Eurasian Tree Sparrows jumping around in the company of a few Common Mynas. More

Pale-Capped Pigeon, Purple Wood Pigeon Common Names in French: Pigeon Marron Common Names in German: Kupfertaube Description - Family Columbidae Stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. More