Common Woodpigeon

The common wood pigeon is a large pigeon native to the western Palearctic, 38 to 44.5cm long with a wingspan of 68 to 80cm and a weight of 300 to 615g. It is mainly grey with a pinkish breast, and adults have green and white patches on the neck and a white patch on the wing. Juveniles lack the white neck patches (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has a flexible diet, mainly plant material including cereals, so it is considered an agricultural pest. It is gregarious and often forms very large flocks outside the breeding season. It nests in trees in woodland, parks and gardens, laying two white eggs in a simple stick nest, which hatch after 17 to 19 days. The account opened describes a western Palearctic bird, so its listing for Nepal is flagged.