---
title: "Hill Pigeon"
description: "Columba rupestris — Uccelli. The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/hill-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hill Pigeon

> Columba rupestris — Uccelli. The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

- Scientific name: *Columba rupestris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1427
- Wikidata: [Q754662](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754662)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3039](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3039)

## Names

- en: Hill Pigeon
- de: Klippentaube
- es: Paloma rupestre
- fr: Pigeon des rochers
- pl: Gołąb górski

## Countries with the most observations

RU (619), CN (382), IN (87), KR (75), MN (60), KG (13), NP (13), TJ (9), KP (5)

## Summary

The hill pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Other names include eastern rock dove and Turkestan hill dove.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_pigeon

## Photo

![Hill Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hill-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118130622

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hill-pigeon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).