Distribution ⁶

Wild Columba livia are native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia. Feral pigeons are found worldwide, including throughout all of North America. It should be noted that occurrence within this range is not evenly distributed (see habitat).

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Introduced ); palearctic (Native ); oriental (Introduced ); ethiopian (Introduced , Native ); neotropical (Introduced ); australian (Introduced ); oceanic islands (Introduced )

Other Geographic Terms: cosmopolitan

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Columba_livia_Baltasound_Shetland_1.jpg
2. (c) Richard Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Rock_Dove_from_the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland.jpg
3. (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559969&one=T
4. (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559970&one=T
5. (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559971&one=T
6. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31387143

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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