Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba rupestris (Hill Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Snow Pigeon
Columba leuconota
Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii
Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba pulchricollis
Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Macropygia unchall
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron sphenurus
Pearl-necked Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Asian Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Treron apicauda
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hill Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Hill Pigeon sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hill Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Hill Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.