Columba hodgsonii

The underwing feathers are marked by small white dots, and the lower thorax and upper abdomen are covered with pale pink markings

Medium (38 cm) brown grey pigeon. Wing coverts with many white spots. It is distinguished from all other pigeon species by its long, ringed neck feathers and non-metallic body feathers. Head gray, upper back purple, lower back gray. Iris - grey; Mouth - black, mouth base purple; Feet - yellow-green, claws bright yellow.

It is distributed in Eurasia and northern Africa, including the whole of Europe, Africa north of the Tropic of Return, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas - Hengduan Mountains - Minshan Mountains - Qinling Mountains - Huai River. The Indian subcontinent and the southwestern part of China, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and the southeastern part of China's Tibet. Indochina Peninsula and southeast coastal areas of China, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, southeast coastal areas of China, Hong Kong region of China, Hainan Island.