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| Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris turkestanica
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Paul Jones |
| Location : | near Yushu, SE Qinghai, China |
| Date : |
22 June 2014 |
| English synonyms: | Blue Hill Pigeon, Eastern Rock Pigeon, Eastern Rock Dove |
| Bird Family : | Columbidae - Pigeons & Doves |
| Bird Group : | COLUMBIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | One of the commoner birds of the trip, observed on 16 of 21 days. Typically they were swirling in small flocks around cliffs and rock outcroppings or on the ground in farm fields. I happened across this one near in a small cave at the base of a cliff, drinking from a beautiful little pool. - PJ |
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