Snow Pigeon
Columba leuconota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba leuconota (Snow Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii
Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestris
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 at dawn and dusk · 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 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snow Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Snow Pigeon sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snow Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Snow Pigeon in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.