Rock Pigeon

Columba livia neglecta (Hume, 1873)

Description

General colour is somewhat lighter than livia. Rump is usually greyish-blue, some lighter than mantle, less often as dark as mantle and very rare rump is white. In the latter case width of white is usually 20-40 mm.

Distribution

Breeds in southern part of Kazakhstan, in north to Mangyshlak, Mugodzhary ridge and Zaysan depression, where intergradates with livia.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.