Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)

Other Names (World)
Hill Pigeon, Eastern Rock-pigeon, Eastern Rock-dove, Bar-tailed Rock-pigeon, Bar-tailed Rock-dove, White-tailed Rock-pigeon, White-tailed Rock-dove, Blue Hill-pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
30 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pallas, 1811

Habitat
Hills and low mountains with crags and caves, open country with rocky outcrops. Also human settled landscapes.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B) (NB), Mongolia (B), Nepal (B), North Korea (B), Pakistan (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (NB), South Korea (B), Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Cooing calls, and gurgling sounds 'gut gut gut gut', more high-pitched and halting than that of Rock Dove (Columba livia).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) [XC421967]
by Peter Boesman from Khongoryn Sand Dunes, Mongolia (call)

Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) [XC569922]
by Albert Lastukhin from Gurve, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Rock Dove (Columba livia) and Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

turkestanica Buturlin, 1908 - Semiretschensk, Zaissen and Russian Altai south through Turkestan to Balistan (Gilgit, Yasin, Hunza and Karakoram), and east to western Tibet and northern Himalayan slopes.
rupestris Pallas, 1811 - Western Mongolia, Transbaikalia and Amurland south through Mongolia to eastern Tibet, western Sichuan, Helan Shan and Heilongjiang, and Korea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) - 10 files

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