White-collared pigeon
Columba albitorques Rüppell, 1837
The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 262 g to 292 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-collared pigeon
- Weight
- 262 g – 292 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc 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 white-collared pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the white-collared pigeon?
The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
The species is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorgesand is also common in town centres.
The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
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Is the white-collared pigeon endangered?
The white-collared 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 white-collared pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba albitorques Rüppell, 1837
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- WCPIEnglish
- حمام ذو الطوق الأبيضArabic
- colom d'EtiòpiaCatalan
- holub etiopskýCzech
- colomen dorchwenWelsh
- Etiopisk DueDanish
- AmharentaubeGerman
- WeißringtaubeGerman
- Blankkola kolomboEsperanto
- blankakoluma kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma etíopeSpanish
- etioopia tuviEstonian
- etiopiankyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon à collier blancFrench
- fehérgyűrűs galambHungarian
- Piccione dal collareItalian
- Piccione dal collare biancoItalian
- シロエリカワラバトJapanese
- etiopinis karvelisLithuanian
- WitkraagduifDutch
- etiopiadueNorwegian
- gołąb białokryzyPolish
- pombo-etíopePortuguese
- pombo-de-colar-brancoPortuguese
- Эфиопский вяхирьRussian
- Эфиопский голубьRussian
- holub bieloškvrnitýSlovak
- Etiopski golubSerbian
- abessinduvaSwedish
- abessinsk duvaSwedish
- Yakalı GüvercinTurkish
- Ефіопський голубUkrainian
- голуб ефіопськийUkrainian
- 白領鴿Chinese
- 白领鸽Chinese
Relatives of the white-collared 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
Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
CompareWhite-collared pigeon vs Rock doveWhite-collared pigeon vs Common wood pigeonWhite-collared pigeon vs Stock doveWhite-collared pigeon vs Snow pigeon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-collared pigeon?
An adult white-collared pigeon weighs 262 g – 292 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-collared pigeon endangered?
The white-collared 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 white-collared pigeon?
The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) 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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