Columba leuconota
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the genus Columba in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. The birds forage in open country in pairs or small groups, feeding on grain, buds, shoots, berries and seeds. They roost at night on cliffs, breeding in crevices where they build untidy stick nests and lay a clutch of usually two white eggs. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the bird's conservation status as being of least concern.
Snow pigeons have a blackish head contrasting with a white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen. Their backs are brownish-grey with a white patch on the lower back. Their wings are pale grey with three brown bands. Their black tails have a clear white band in the middle which narrows and curve forward to reach the tip of the outermost tail features... Wikipedia →
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India · 2018
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Snow Pigeon sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Snow Pigeon in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–December, the lowest months. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snow Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Snow Pigeon sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Snow Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
