The Japanese wood pigeon is a species of columbid bird. It is found in East Asia along shorelines of the Pacific's Korea Strait, Philippine Sea and East China Sea. They are believed to be the largest representative of their genus, Columba, at 550 grams (1.2 lb) and 43 cm (17 in). Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The species is in decline owing to habitat loss, habitat degradation, deforestation and hunting. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1830
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.86[=85] pl.503
Protonym:
Columba janthina
Type locality:
Japan.
Avibase ID:
E2209F71AA4D4E8D
Avibase ID:
avibase-E2209F71
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E2209F71
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177089
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pigeon violet ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pigeon violet ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Black Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Black Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Japanese Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Japanese Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Japanese Wood Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Columba janthina [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Columba janthina [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Columba janthina [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Columba janthina [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Columba janthina [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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