Rock Pigeon
(Columba livia)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
|
|||||||
| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
|||||||
| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
|||||||
| Minnesota | not listed |
|||||||
Description |
||
|
||
Size |
||
12″ to 13″ in length 28″ wingspan |
||
Voice |
||
Similar Species |
||
Habitat |
||
Urban areas, agricultural areas, railroads |
||
Ecology |
||
Migration |
||
|
||
Nesting |
||
|
||
Food |
||
|
||
Distribution |
||||
Nativity |
||||
Europe, North Africa, and western Asia |
||||
Occurrence |
||||
Common to abundant year-round resident |
||||
Maps |
||||
The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
||||
Taxonomy |
|||
| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
Order |
Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) | ||
Family |
Columbidae (pigeons and doves) | ||
Subfamily |
Columbinae | ||
Genus |
Columba (old world pigeons) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
|||
Arabian Rock Pigeon (Columba livia palaestinae) Egyptian Rock Pigeon (Columba livia schimperi) Feral Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) Hume’s Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia neglecta) Iranian Rock Pigeon (Columba livia gaddi) Oasis Rock Pigeon (Columba livia dakhlae) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia atlantis) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia canariensis) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia intermedia) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia livia) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia nigricans) Saharan Rock Pigeon (Columba livia targia) Senegal Rock Pigeon (Columba livia gymnocyclus) |
|||
Synonyms |
|||
Caprimulgus minor |
|||
Common Name |
|||
Unitl recently, the official English name for Columba livia has been Rock Dove. In common usage, even by ornitholigists, it has always been called a “pigeon.” In 1992 the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) changed the English name from Rock Dove to Rock Pigeon. In 2003, to conform with the BOU, the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) did also. The IOC World Bird List used the English name Rock Pigeon from 2004 to 2011. With the release of Version 2.9 of the World Bird List, the IOC changed the name to Rock Dove. This was done to avoid conflict with Petrophassa, a genus of doves native to Australia and using the name Rock Pigeon. In North America, the correct English name remains Rock Pigeon… for now. |
|||
Visitor Photos |
|||||
Share your photo of this bird. |
|||||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach one or more photos and, if you like, a caption. |
|||||
|
|||||
MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos |
|||||
|
|||||
Slideshows |
||
| Rock Pigeon Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
||
|
||
| Rock Pigeon JMC Nature Photos |
||
|
||
Visitor Videos |
|||
Share your video of this bird. |
|||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach a video, a YouTube link, or a cloud storage link. |
|||
Avi Birds |
|||
| Rock Dove [Rock Pigeon] Aug 6, 2020 |
|||
About
You can learn more about Rock Dove - https://avibirds.com/rock-dove-pigeon/ |
|||
Other Videos |
|||
| Two Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) / Zwei Stadttauben [Straßentauben] Peiselkopp |
|||
About
Published on Jan 9, 2013 Two Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) / Zwei Stadttauben [Straßentauben] 12.12.2012 Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH3 |
|||
| Male Rock Pigeon Dancing To Impress The Females 79mattdavis |
|||
About
Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011 This male rock pigeon(Columba livia) is dancing and strutting to impress the females. |
|||
| Rock Dove Walks Cooing ドバト群れの雪面歩行♪（冬の野鳥） sigma1920HD |
|||
About
Published on Mar 28, 2013 A flock of Rock Dove (aka Rock Pigeon; Columba livia, family Columbidae) walking around the snowy park, waiting for the feeding time. You can also hear them cooing. Mid-February 2013 in Japan. 日本語による詳細はブログをご覧下さい。 |
|||
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) / Stadttaube [Straßentaube] Peiselkopp |
|||
About
Published on Jan 8, 2013 Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) / Stadttaube [Straßentaube] 12.12.2012 Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH3 |
|||
| big beautiful rock dove pigeon california finch family 1080p Kevin Christensen |
|||
About
Published on Apr 27, 2013 No description available. |
|||
Visitor Sightings |
|||||
Report a sighting of this bird. |
|||||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Be sure to include a location. |
|||||
|
|||||
MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
|||||
|
Created: Last Updated: © MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. |