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Speckled Wood Pigeon
The speckled wood pigeon (''Columba hodgsonii'') is a medium-sized pigeon of the family Columbidae which lives in montane forests of Kashmir to Northeast India, eastern Tibet, central China, Yunnan and Myanmar. Description The upper body of the speckled wood pigeon is maroon-brown except for its neck, which, like many pigeons, is iridescent Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfl .... Its lower body features the speckles which give it its name. The bird is 38 centimeters in length. References External links Picture of the Speckled Wood Pigeon speckled wood pigeon Birds of North India Birds of Nepal Birds of Eastern Himalaya Birds of Central China Birds of Tibet Birds of Yunnan Birds of Myanmar speckled wood pigeon {{Columbiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary (Pron: pǽngólɑ́kha, Nepali: पाङ्लखा) is a wildlife reserve in the Pakyong District of the state of Sikkim in India. It is about east of Rorathang and about by road from Rangpo city. The total notified area of the park is around while inside the wildlife sanctuary there are a few hamlets: Aritar, Dakline Lingtam, Phadamchen, Dzuluk, Gnathang Monastery Kupup. This wildlife sanctuary is linked to the forests of Neora Valley National Park of West Bengal as well as forests of Samtse District, Samtse, Bhutan and Haa District, Haa district Bhutan. The area that comes under this biosphere has been declared in 1999 as a wildlife sanctuary under biogeographic province category 2C.Wildlife Protected areas of Sikkim : http://www.sikenvis.nic.in/Database/Wildlife_785.aspx?format=Print Geography Altitudinal range of the sanctuary lies between . Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from its eastern neighboring country Bhutan, whereas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
