Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (SIM) | 雪鸽 |
| Czech | holub sněžný |
| Danish | Snedue |
| Dutch | Sneeuwduif |
| English | Snow Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Snow Pigeon |
| French | Pigeon des neiges |
| French (France) | Pigeon des neiges |
| German | Schneetaube |
| Icelandic | Snædúfa |
| Japanese | ユキバト |
| Norwegian | snødue |
| Polish | gołąb białobrzuchy |
| Russian | Белогрудый голубь |
| Serbian | Belogrudi golub |
| Slovak | holub pobelavý |
| Spanish | Paloma Nival |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma nival |
| Swedish | snöduva |
| Turkish | Alaca Güvercin |
| Ukrainian | Голуб білоспинний |
Columba leuconota Vigors, 1831
PROTONYM:
Columba leuconota
Vigors, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.2, p.23.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Himalayas, type probably from Nepal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLUMBA
- columba
- leuconota
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SPECIES
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota Scientific name definitions
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
Authors
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snopig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 14, 2017
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
Authors
Luis F. Baptista, Pepper W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Baptista, L. F., P. W. Trail, H. M. Horblit, and P. F. D. Boesman (2017). Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.