Hill Pigeon

The hill pigeon, also called the eastern rock dove or Turkestan hill dove, is a stout-bodied pigeon similar in size and general appearance to the rock dove, but mainly distinguished by a broad white band across the black tail. It frequents open, rugged country from 1,500 to 6,100m. The nest is a platform of twigs or plant stems in which generally two eggs are laid (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is gregarious throughout the year, feeding in flocks in terraced, cultivated fields, and nests in dense colonies on cliffs, gorges and rocky outcrops. Nesting has been recorded as early as February in Tajikistan, with young from later broods fledging as late as September in north-eastern Tibet (Wikipedia, general species account).