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Alternative name: Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- 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
- 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.
- birdbase.hokkaido
- BirdLife International
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-eyed Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-eyed_Pigeon
