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Columba eversmanni (Yellow-eyed Pigeon)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Yellow-eyed Pigeon or Pale-backed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni) is a member of the family Columbidae. It breeds in southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Afghanistan, north-east Iran and extreme north-west China. It winters in north-east Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir in India. The binomial commemorates the biologist and explorer Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  201 grams
Birth Weight [1]  15 grams
Clutch Size [2]  2

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Altai alpine meadow and tundra China, Kazakstan, Mongolia, Russia Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Altai montane forest and forest steppe China, Kazakstan, Mongolia, Russia Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Altai steppe and semi-desert Kazahkstan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Baluchistan xeric woodlands Pakistan, Afghanistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands Afghanistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central Asian northern desert Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central Asian riparian woodlands Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central Asian southern desert Turkmenistan stretching, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
East Afghan montane conifer forests Pakistan, Afghanistan Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Emin Valley steppe China, Kazakstan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Ghorat-Hazarajat alpine meadow Afghanistan Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Gissaro-Alai open woodlands Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Iberian conifer forests Spain Palearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Junggar Basin semi-desert China, Kazakstan, Mongolia Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, India Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe Iran, Turkmenistan Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains alpine desert China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Northwestern thorn scrub forests India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Pamir alpine desert and tundra China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Paropamisus xeric woodlands Afghanistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert Iran, Iraq, Pakistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Taklimakan desert China Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Tarim Basin deciduous forests and steppe China Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Tian Shan foothill arid steppe China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Tian Shan montane conifer forests China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Badghyz Zapovednik State Nature Reserve Ia 215164 Turkmenistan  

Important Bird Areas

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Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Aksu-Dzhabagly State Nature Reserve Kazakhstan A1, A3
Altyn-Emel National Park Kazakhstan A1, A3
Arys-Karaktau State Reserved Zone Kazakhstan A1, A3
Burqin River and Kanas Lake China (mainland) A1, A3, A4i
Dashtidjum Tajikistan A1, A3, A4i
Eastern Qilian Shan mountains China (mainland) A1, A4iii
Garachop Turkmenistan A1, A3
Gongliu spruce forest China (mainland) A1, A3
Haleji Wildlife Sanctuary Pakistan A1, A4i, A4iii
Hari Rud valley Afghanistan A1
Hari Rud valley near Sarrakhs Iran, Islamic Republic of A1, A3, B2
Ili River basin China (mainland) A1, A3
Ili River Delta Kazakhstan A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Indus Dolphin Reserve and Kandhkot wetlands Pakistan A1, A4i, A4iii
Indus Waterfowl Refuge Pakistan A1, A2
Jinta China (mainland) A1, A3
Kayrakkum Reservoir Tajikistan A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Kunes forest China (mainland) A1, A3
Markit-Yarkant Oasis China (mainland) A1, A2, A3, A4i
Minqin China (mainland) A1, A3
North-western steppe Afghanistan A1, A3
Qapqal grassland and wetland China (mainland) A1, A3
Sarazm Tajikistan A1, A3
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve Tajikistan A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Topar Lake System Kazakhstan A1, A3
Zheltoranga Kazakhstan A1, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Irano-Anatolian Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan No
Mountains of Central Asia Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan No
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka No

Range Map

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 26-May-2005, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by BirdLife International (2011) Bird species distribution maps of the world.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access