Rock Dove
Columba livia
Summary 7
The rock dove or rock pigeon (/ˈpɪdʒ.ən/ also /ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).:624 In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon".
Distribution 8
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
- (c) Mike Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columba_livia_Baltasound_Shetland_1.jpg
- (c) Mike Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Columba_livia_Baltasound_Shetland_1.jpg
- (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
- (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559969&one=T
- (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559970&one=T
- (c) 2013 Simon J. Tonge, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=559971&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba_livia
- (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31387143
