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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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This species has declined rapidly in the past. These factors qualify it as Vulnerable.
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30 cm
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*Mainly grey
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*Brownish cast on upperparts
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*Yellow eyes and eye-ring
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southern [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Afghanistan]], north-east [[Iran]] and extreme north-west [[China]]. It winters in north-east [[Pakistan]] and Jammu and Kashmir.
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[[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]: found from north-eastern [[Iran]] to [[Siberia]], north-western [[India]] and extreme western [[China]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
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Open, sparsely wooded habitats in the mountains
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Open, semi arid, sparsely wooded habitats in the mountains.
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Usually found in flocks.
 
Usually found in flocks.
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====Diet====
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Diet includes grass seeds and seeds of cereals, nuts, maize or weeds amongst stubble after harvest, and in fields that are either fallow or freshly sown.
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Diet includes grass, weed and cereal seeds.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#birdbase.hokkaido
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#BirdLife International
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#Wikipedia
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{{GSearch|Columba+eversmanni}}  
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=779&Bird_Image_ID=6226&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=779&Bird_Image_ID=6226&Bird_Family_ID=91 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
  
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Photo by vaibhav mishra
Tal Chhapar WLS, Churu, India, October 2010
Columba eversmanni

Identification

30 cm

  • Mainly grey
  • Brownish cast on upperparts
  • Yellow eyes and eye-ring

Distribution

Middle East and Asia: found from north-eastern Iran to Siberia, north-western India and extreme western China.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Open, semi arid, sparsely wooded habitats in the mountains.

Behaviour

Usually found in flocks.

Diet

Diet includes grass, weed and cereal seeds.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. birdbase.hokkaido
  3. BirdLife International
  4. Wikipedia

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