Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestrisPallas, PS, 1811
English (US) Hill Pigeon
The Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) 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 rupestris
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hill Pigeon
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1811
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Columba rupestris turkestanica
- Columba rupestris rupestris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba Oenas rupestris
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1811
- Type locality
- Dauria.
- Original description
- Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 1 p.560
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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