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Primary Traits
238.7 g
1,500 m - 6,100 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Columba rupestris
English name
Hill Pigeon
Order
Columbiformes
Family
Columbidae
Genus
Columba
Species
rupestris
Data source
HBW4, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
201 g
Maximum female mass
262 g
Minimum male mass
180 g
Maximum male mass
305 g
Minimum unsexed mass
245 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
238.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
1,500 m
Typical upper elevation
6,100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
4,600 m
Typical elevation
3,800 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Rocky
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Seed
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Building, Rock
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary