The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia.
Description
Snow pigeons have a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen. Their backs are brownish grey with a white patch on the lower back. Their wings are pale grey with three brown bands. Their black tails have a clear white band in the middle which narrows and curve forward to reach the tip of outermost tail features. Young birds have narrow, pale buff margins to the feathers of the upper parts and wings. The white of the underparts is sullied with buff.
Distribution and status
They are resident birds in rocky hills of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. It is a common bird and has an extremely large range. The population is believed to be stable, and for these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern.
Behaviour and ecology
They frequent rocky hill sides and sequestered valleys, seen up to the snow line. They frequently feed in the fields during the day, but roost in the cliffs. They are generally shy and wary. Gatherings of 150 or more occur in winter, often in company of hill pigeon and in some areas with rock pigeon, too.
In the summer, they descend to lower heights and are found in pairs or small flocks. They breed in colonies. The nests are placed in crevices or caves in the face of cliffs or ledges of rock. Their nests are untidy interlaced structures made of sticks, grass, straw, feathers, etc. The nests are generally reused every year with minor repairing. Generally, two eggs are laid.
They feed on berries, grain, buds, bulbs, seeds, and shoots.
Catalan: Colom de les neus
Czech: Holub snežný, holub sněžný
Danish: Snedue
German: Schneetaube, Weißrückentaube
English: Snow Pigeon
Spanish: Paloma Nival
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Nival
Estonian: lumetuvi
Finnish: Lumikyyhky
French: Pigeon des neiges
Hungarian: hógalamb
Italian: Piccione delle nevi
Japanese: yukibato
Japanese: ユキバト
Kazakh: Ақтєс кептер
Latin: Columba leuconota, Columba leuconota leuconota
Lithuanian: Snieginis karvelis
Latvian: sniega balodis
Dutch: Sneeuwduif
Norwegian: Snødue
Polish: golab bialobrzuchy, gołąb białobrzuchy
Portuguese: Pombo-da-neve
Russian: Белогрудый голубь, Белогрудый голубь (белоспинный), белоспинный голубь, Голубь белогрудый, снежный голубь
Slovak: holub pobelavý
Serbian: Belogrudi golub
Swedish: Snöduva
Chinese: 雪鸽
Chinese (Traditional): 雪鴿
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