Snow Pigeon
Columba leuconotaVigors, NA, 1831
English (US) Snow Pigeon
The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Columba leuconota
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snow Pigeon
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Columba leuconota leuconota
- Columba leuconota gradaria
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
- Type locality
- Himalayas, type probably from Nepal.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.2 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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