Pigeons & Doves in China
Our list for China has 6 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in China in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon31–33 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorRare32–34 cmRegularly May–Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorRare40–45 cmRegularly May–Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorRare26–28 cmRegularly May–Jul
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusScarceRare25–30 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Orange-breasted Green-pigeon 25–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 31–33 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–45 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made