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| name = Andaman wood pigeon<br />
| image = Andaman Wood Pigeon - Shreeram M V - Mount Harriett.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Andaman wood pigeon from [[Mount Harriet National Park]]<br />
| image2 = IanthoenasColumboidesSmit.jpg<br />
| status = NT<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Columba palumboides'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T22690201A118217922 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22690201A118217922.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| genus = Columba<br />
| species = palumboides<br />
| authority = ([[Allan Octavian Hume|Hume]], 1873)<br />
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The '''Andaman wood pigeon''' ('''''Columba palumboides''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Columbidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] in [[India]]. Classified as 'near threatened' by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]], its population is estimated as between 2,500 and 10,000 mature individuals.<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021" /><br />
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== Description ==<br />
Its head is white with a red yellow-tipped beak with red claws. The rest of its body is black. It is related to the [[green imperial pigeon]] and the [[rock dove]]. It can mostly be found on North Passage Island.<br />
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== References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://pigeonpedia.com/andaman-wood-pigeon/ Andaman Wood Pigeon Breed Guide] from Pigeonpedia.com<br />
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[[Category:Columba (genus)|Andaman wood pigeon]]<br />
[[Category:Birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman wood pigeon]]<br />
[[Category:Near threatened animals]]<br />
[[Category:Near threatened biota of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Birds described in 1873|Andaman wood pigeon]]<br />
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic birds of India]]<br />
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