Common name:
Hill Pigeon
Ladakhi name:
Muku, Mukron,
Angoa
Scientific name:
Columba rupestris
Order:
Columiformes
Family:
Columbidae
fun facts:
The Hill Pigeon is a common resident bird, it can be spotted in high altitude barren rocks, cliffs, gorges and open, dry fields up to 5500 m.
The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Namgyal Issi, Nubra
hill pigeon
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