Species profile
Nilgiri Woodpigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Quick answer
SW India (Western Ghats)
- Scientific name
- Columba elphinstonii
- Family
- Columbidae
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Genus
- Columba
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Nilgiri 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)