large sized body; purplish hued plumage (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-10)
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Native Range: Eurasia
Notes:
a large pigeon best told by the large white patch on its neck; issues a soothing coo-coo-coo, coo-coo; flight is fast and direct; inhabits wooded country but also found in urban parks; no sexual dimorphism.
large white patch on neck; light-colored iris (Northern Ireland; 2008-09-10)