Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris Pallas, 1811
The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 235.2 g to 247.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the hill pigeon
- Weight
- 235.2 g – 247.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the hill pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the hill pigeon?
The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Other names include eastern rock dove and Turkestan hill dove.
From the Wikipedia article “Hill pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hill_pigeon&oldid=1380578606), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the hill pigeon endangered?
The hill pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the hill pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba rupestris Pallas, 1811
Synonyms Columba tazanowskii
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- حمام التلArabic
- حمام الصخور الشرقيArabic
- Dube tarrozBreton
- colom rupestreCatalan
- holub útesovýCzech
- colomen graig ddwyreiniolWelsh
- BjergdueDanish
- KlippentaubeGerman
- klifa kolomboEsperanto
- MontarkolomboEsperanto
- Paloma rupestreSpanish
- ida-kaljutuviEstonian
- aasiankalliokyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon des rochersFrench
- Colúr carraigeIrish
- azijski golubCroatian
- sziklagalambHungarian
- Piccione di collinaItalian
- Piccione selvatico orientaleItalian
- Piccione torraiolo orientaleItalian
- コウライバトJapanese
- Құз кептеріKazakh
- 낭비둘기Korean
- 양비둘기Korean
- kalninis karvelisLithuanian
- kalnu balodisLatvian
- KlipduifDutch
- steindueNorwegian
- gołąb górskiPolish
- pombo-rupestrePortuguese
- pombo-das-colinasPortuguese
- Скальный голубьRussian
- Скалистый голубьRussian
- holub skalnýSlovak
- Azijski brdski golubSerbian
- stenduvaSwedish
- Akça Kaya GüverciniTurkish
- голуб скельнийUkrainian
- 岩鴿Chinese
- 岩鸽Chinese
Relatives of the hill pigeon
Other species in the same genus Columba.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Snow pigeon
Columba leuconota
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Speckled pigeon
Columba guinea
CompareHill pigeon vs Rock doveHill pigeon vs Common wood pigeonHill pigeon vs Stock doveHill pigeon vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hill pigeon?
An adult hill pigeon weighs 235.2 g – 247.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hill pigeon endangered?
The hill pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the hill pigeon?
The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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