Species profile
Japanese Woodpigeon
Columba janthina
Quick answer
Breeding regions are PAL. Breeding subregions are islets sw of s Korean Pen., between s Korean Pen. and s Honshu (sw Japan), Izu Is. (e Japan), Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), and Bonin Is. (far se Japan).
- Scientific name
- Columba janthina
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Columba
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Japanese Woodpigeon in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Columbidae
- Adamawa Turtle-dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- African Green-pigeon (Treron calvus)
- African Olive-pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Amboyna cuckoo-dove (Columba amboinensis)
- Amethyst Brown-dove (Phapitreron amethystinus)
- Andaman Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia rufipennis)
- Andaman Green-pigeon (Treron chloropterus)