Hill Pigeon

Hill Pigeon
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris, Kanda Gorge (32.291578, 96.548437), Qinghai, China, elev. 3920 m (12,850 ft.), July. Hill Pigeon has paler belly and back than Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) and a whitish subterminal band on tail. (Craig Brelsford)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

MacKinnon, John. Guide to the Birds of China. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail and H. M. Horblit. Family Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves). P. 113 in: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliot, and J. Sargatal, eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain, 1997.

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