| Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota | ||||
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Bhutan The Snow Pigeon is distributed in the Himalayas from western Afghanistan through to central and southern China. It is found in colonies on rock cliffs and deep ravines at between 3,000 and 5,000 metres. In the winter they move to lower altitudes. |
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It is closely related to the Rock Dove C. livia and the Hill Pigeon C. rupestris. The neck, underparts and lower back are white, the head is slate grey, the mantle is greyish-brown and the wings have three to four dark wing bars. The tail is black with a broad, white band. The race C. l. gradaria shown here is paler and greyer, less brown, than the nominate race. | |||
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