English: Hill Pigeon
Russian: Скалистый голубь
German: Klippentaube
French: Pigeon des rochers
Mongolian: Хадны тагтаа
Japanese: コウライバト (Korai-bato)

Body length: 33-35 cm
Wing Span:  66-75 cm

Resident breeder
Breeding season: April-July

Egg number: 2 (occasionally 1)
Egg colour: Slightly glossy white
Brood: 1 per year

Global status: Least Concern
Regional Status: Least Concern

Food: Seeds of variety of plants.

Habitat: It is a solitary or semi-colonial nester. Wild Hill Pigeon pairs nest in caves, crevices on ledges of high rocks, cliffs, and gorges of rocky mountains in steppe and high mountains. Hybrid individuals breed in/under artificial substrates such as the roofs of buildings, cattle shelters, deserted buildings, and abandoned man-made structures.