Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon
Photo: Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0

Doves and Pigeons

Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon

Columba torringtoniae

VUVulnerable Endemic to Sri Lanka
Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka.
This species nests in damp evergreen woodlands in the central highlands, building a stick nest in a tree and laying a single white egg. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. Most of its food is vegetable.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Sri Lanka.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.