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Japanese Wood Pigeon

Columba janthina Temminck, CJ 1830

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




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Classification
Order:
  Columbiformes
Family:
  Columbidae
Genus:
   Columba
Scientific:
  Columba janthina

Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ 1830

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.85, vol.4 pl.503

Protonym:
  Columba janthina

Type locality:
  Japan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109923#page/469/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E2209F71AA4D4E8D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E2209F71

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E2209F71

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177089

Geographic range:

  • Columba janthina: islets southwest of southern Korean Peninsula, between southern Korean Peninsula and southern Honshu (southwestern Japan), Izu Islands (east of Japan), Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan), and Iwo (formerly) and Bonin islands (far southeastern Japan)
  • Columba janthina janthina: small islands southwest of South Korea to Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan) and islets off Taiwan
  • Columba janthina stejnegeri: Yaeyama Islands (southern Ryukyu Islands)
  • Columba janthina nitens: Ogasawara (Bonin Islands) and Iwo (Volcano Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Japanese Wood Pigeon
Catalan:
Colom del Japó
Czech:
holub černý
Danish:
Japandue
German:
Veilchentaube
Spanish:
Paloma Japonesa
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma japonesa
Finnish:
japaninkyyhky
French:
Pigeon violet
Croatian:
japanski golub
Hungarian:
japán galamb
Icelandic:
Moldardúfa
Italian:
Colombaccio del Giappone
Japanese (romaji):
karasubato
Japanese:
カラスバト
Lithuanian:
Juodasis karvelis
Dutch:
Zwarte Houtduif
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mikadodue
Norwegian:
Mikadodue
Polish:
gołąb czarny
Portuguese:
pombo-japonês
Portuguese (Portugal):
pombo-japonês
Russian:
Японский вяхирь
Slovak:
holub tmavokrídly
Serbian:
Japanski golub
Swedish:
svartduva
Ukrainian:
Голуб чорний
Chinese:
黑林鸽
Chinese (Traditional):
黑林鴿

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Japanese Wood-Pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Black 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:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Japanese Wood-pigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Japanese Woodpigeon ( Columba janthina) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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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):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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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):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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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):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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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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Bashkir: ҡара күгәрсен
Catalan: Colom del Japó
Czech: Holub cerný, holub černý
Danish: Japandue
German: Veilchentaube
English: Black Pigeon, Black Wood Pigeon, Black Wood-Pigeon, Japanese Pigeon, Japanese Wood Pigeon, Japanese Woodpigeon, Japanese Wood-Pigeon
English (United Kingdom): Japanese Woodpigeon
English, HBW: Japanese Woodpigeon
English (IOC): Japanese Wood Pigeon
English (United States): Japanese Wood-Pigeon
Esperanto: Japana palumbo
Spanish: Paloma Japonesa
Spanish (Spain): Paloma japonesa
Spanish (HBW): Japanese Wood-Pigeon
Estonian: kameeliatuvi
Finnish: Japaninkyyhky
French: Pigeon janthina, Pigeon violet
Croatian: japanski golub
Hungarian: japán galamb
Icelandic: Moldardúfa
Italian: Colombaccio del Giappone, Colombaccio nero
Japanese (romaji): karasubato, Karasu-bato, kuro bato, ushi bato
Japanese: ウシバト, カラスバト, クロバト
Japanese (Kanji): 烏鳩, 牛鳩, 黒鳩
Korean: 흑비둘기
Korean (Transliteration): heuk-bidulgi
Kirghiz: кара көгүчкөн
Scientific: Columba janthina, Columba janthina janthina
Lithuanian: Juodasis karvelis
Latvian: Japānas balodis
Dutch: Zwarte Houtduif
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mikadodue
Norwegian: Mikadodue
Polish: golab czarny, gołąb czarny
Pinyin: hēi lín-gē, wū jiū
Portuguese: pombo-japonês
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-japonês
Russian: Вяхирь японский, Чёрный голубь, Японский вяхирь
Slovak: holub tmavokrídly
Serbian: Japanski golub
Swedish: Svartduva
Turkish: Mor güvercin
Ukrainian: Голуб чорний
Chinese: 乌鸠, 果鸽, 黑林鴿, 黑林鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 烏鳩, 黑林鴿
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑林鴿
Chinese (Taiwan): 乌鸠, 黑林鸠, 黑林鸽

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