snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) Description
English: Columba leuconota
Date 1913
Source Indian pigeons and doves (1913)
Author H. Gronvold and E C Stuart Baker
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ColumbaLeuconotaBaker.jpg
The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. They are grey, black, pale brown and white birds. Snow pigeons are resident birds in rocky hills of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Order: Columbiformes, Family: Columbidae, Genus: Columba, Species: Columba leuconota Vigors, 1831.