{"id":55977,"date":"2025-07-21T13:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=55977"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:09:02","slug":"pale-capped-pigeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pale-capped-pigeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pale-Capped Pigeon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pale-Capped Pigeon Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a significant sighting for birdwatchers and conservationists alike, the elusive Pale-capped Pigeon was recently photographed in Dehing Patkai National Park in Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Pale-Capped Pigeon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pale-capped pigeon, also known as the <\/span><b>purple wood pigeon,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>large, dark purplish-maroon bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is found in parts of the <\/span><b>Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Columba punicea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is very locally distributed across its broad range, which encompasses parts of <\/span><b>northern and northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Cambodia,\u00a0 and Vietnam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pale-Capped Pigeon <\/b><b>Habitat<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It largely inhabits <\/span><b>forest habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chiefly, <\/span><b>primary or secondary evergreen forests, and bamboo and agricultural fields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in close proximity to forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its range extends from the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lowlands up to 1,600 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pale-Capped Pigeon <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mainly<\/span><b> brown above <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>chestnut below<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>sheen of green or amethyst.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Males have a whitish-grey-cap <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while <\/span><b>females have a brownish-grey-cap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and less gloss on the feathers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>frugivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>foraging in small groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>canopy of trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but sometimes descending to the ground for seeds and fallen fruit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pale-Capped Pigeon <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is classified as &#8216;<strong>Vulnerable<\/strong>&#8216; under the <strong>IUCN Red List.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Key Facts about Dehing Patkai National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of <\/span><b>Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated at the <\/span><b>foothills of the Patkai Hill Ranges,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>banks of the River Dehing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>a tributary of Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and <\/span><b>adjacent to the Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as the <\/span><b>\u2018Amazon of the East\u2019,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it harbours the l<\/span><b>ongest stretch of tropical lowland rainforests in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of 231.65 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>climate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the region is <\/span><b>mostly tropical, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with an annual rainfall of more than 4,000 mm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are more than a d<\/span><b>ozen different ethnic groups <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">living in the area, including the indigenous <\/span><b>Assamese communitie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, <\/span><b>particularly Tai Phake, Khamyang, Khampti,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Singpho, Nocte, Ahom, Kaibarta, Moran, and <\/span><b>Motok, Burmese, and non-indigenous Nepali people.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The park is a d<\/span><b>eciduous rainforest with semi-evergreen and lush green flora.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is dominated by species like <\/span><b>Hollong, Nahor, Mekai, Paroli,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Simul, various orchids, ferns, cane, and bamboo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The rich biodiversity includes diverse species such as <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">slow loris, pig-tailed macaque<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, stump-tailed macaque, capped langur, Indian leopard, Asian elephant, royal Bengal tiger, gaur, Himalayan black bear, <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">clouded leopard, barking deer, Chinese pangolin, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/assam\/rare-pale-capped-pigeon-sighted-in-assams-dehing-patkai-national-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pale-Capped Pigeon is a large, dark purplish-maroon bird that is found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. 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