Yellow-eyed pigeon
| Yellow-eyed pigeon | |
|---|---|
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| Columba eversmanni from Tal Chapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Columba |
| Species: | C. eversmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Columba eversmanni Bonaparte, 1856 | |
Individual from Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India
The yellow-eyed pigeon or pale-backed pigeon (Columba eversmanni) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). It breeds in southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, north-east Iran and extreme north-west China. It winters in north-east Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Rajasthan (including Tal Chhapar Sanctuary and Jorbeer, Bikaner).
The binomial commemorates the biologist and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Columba eversmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.