Snow Pigeon

Snow Pigeon

Columba leuconota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
6 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the genus Columba in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. They are grey, black, pale brown and white birds and two subspecies are recognised: C. l. leuconota occurs in the western Himalayas from western Afghanistan to Sikkim and C. l. gradaria occurs in the mountains of eastern Tibet and from eastern Nan Shan (Qinghai) to Yunnan and extreme northern Myanmar. The birds forage in open country in pairs or small groups, feeding on grain, buds, shoots, berries and seeds. They roost at night on cliffs, breeding in crevices where they build untidy stick nests and lay a clutch of usually two white eggs. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Snow Pigeon sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snow Pigeon in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Snow Pigeon sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Snow Pigeon in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Snow Pigeon in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.

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