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The Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
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Families Columbidae The bird order Columbiformes the includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. ...
Subfamilies see article text Feral Rock Pigeon beside Weiming Lake, Peking University Dove redirects here. ...
Genus Columba The large bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. ...
Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Subfamilies see article text Feral Rock Pigeon beside Weiming Lake, Peking University Dove redirects here. ...
In the colder northern and eastern parts of its European and western Asiatic range the Wood Pigeon is a migrant, but in southern and western Europe it is a well distributed and often abundant resident. World map showing the location of Europe. ...
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The three Western European Columba pigeons, Wood Pigeon, Stock Pigeon, and Rock Pigeon, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the Wood Pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–43 cm, and the white on its neck and wing. It is otherwise a basically grey bird, with a pinkish breast. Genus Columba The large bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons. ...
Binomial name Columba oenas Linnaeus, 1758 The Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas) (formerly Stock Dove) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. ...
Binomial name Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. ...
Juvenile birds do not have the white patches on either side of the neck. When they are about 6 months old (about 3 months out of the nest) they gain a small white patch on both sides of the neck, which gradually enlarge until they are fully formed when the bird is about 6–8 months old (approx. ages only). Juvenile birds also have a greyer beak and an overall lighter grey appearance than adult birds.
It breeds in trees in woods, parks and gardens, laying two white eggs in a simple stick nest which hatch after 17 to 19 days. Wood pigeons seem to have a preference for trees near roadways and rivers. The nests are vulnerable to attack, particularly by crows, the more so early in the year when the leaf cover is not fully formed. The young usually fly at 33 to 34 days; however if the nest is disturbed some young may be able to survive having left the nest as early as 20 days from hatching. Species See text. ...
Its flight is quick, performed by regular beats, with an occasional sharp flick of the wings, characteristic of pigeons in general. It takes off with a loud clattering. It perches well, and in its nuptial display walks along a horizontal branch with swelled neck, lowered wings, and fanned tail. During the display flight the bird climbs, the wings are smartly cracked like a whiplash, and the bird glides down on stiff wings. The noise in climbing flight is caused by the whipcracks on the downstroke rather than the wings striking together.
The Wood Pigeon is gregarious, often forming very large flocks outside the breeding season. Most of its food is vegetable, taken from open fields or gardens and lawns; young shoots and seedlings are favoured, and it will take grain.
The call is a characteristic cooing (coo-coo-coo-cu-cu). This species can be an agricultural pest, and it is often shot, being a legal quarry species in most European countries. It is wary in rural areas, but often quite tame where it is not persecuted. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixels Full resolution (2014 × 1507 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Subspecies
- Azores Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus azorica Hartert, 1905
- Asian Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus casiotis (Bonaparte, 1854)
- North African Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus excelsa (Bonaparte 1856)
- Iranian Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus iranica (Zarudny, 1910)
- Madeiran Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus maderensis Tschusi, 1904 †
- European Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
Trinomial name Columba palumbus maderensis (Tschusi, 1904) The Madeiran Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus maderensis) was an endemic subspecies of the Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) for Madeira (Portugal). ...
The Dodo, shown here in illustration, is an often-cited[1] example of modern extinction. ...
Gallery A Wood Pigeon in an English garden Wood Pigeon in an English garden, perched on a light. ...
| Wood Pigeon in an ivy-covered tree. Ivy berries are an important winter food for them. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 1586 KB) Summary Columba palumbus, Newcastle, Northumberland, UK Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wood Pigeon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
Species Hedera algeriensis – Algerian Ivy Hedera azorica – Azores Ivy Hedera canariensis – Canaries Ivy Hedera caucasigena Hedera colchica – Caucasian Ivy Hedera cypria Hedera helix – Common Ivy Hedera hibernica – Irish Ivy Hedera maderensis – Madeiran Ivy Hedera maroccana Hedera nepalensis – Himalayan Ivy Hedera pastuchowii – Pastuchovs Ivy Hedera rhombea – Japanese Ivy Hedera sinensis...
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References - BirdLife International (2004). Columba palumbus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 08 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
External links - BBC News article: Wood Pigeon 'most common UK bird'
- Freesound Project: audio sample of a Wood Pigeon in the wild
- Wood Pigeon videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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