Rock Dove

Columba livia - Pigeon biset

Systematics

Order
:
Columbiformes
Family
:
Columbidés
Genus
:
Columba
Species
:
livia

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 34 cm
Wingspan
: 63 à 70 cm.
Weight
: 240 à 300 g

Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Rock Dove (Columba livia) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Columba livia livia (w and c Europe, n Africa to c Asia)
Columba livia gymnocycla (Mauritania and Senegal to s Mali and Ghana)
Columba livia targia (n Mali and s Algeria to c Sudan)
Columba livia dakhlae (w Egypt)
Columba livia schimperi (e Egypt, s Sudan, Eritrea)
Columba livia palaestinae (Sinai Pen.. Egypt. to Syria, w and s Arabian Pen.)
Columba livia gaddi (e Turkey to Uzbekistan and w and n Afghanistan)
Columba livia neglecta (w Pakistan and e Afghanistan to the Himalayas)
Columba livia intermedia (s India, Sri Lanka)

Foreign names

Pigeon biset,
Paloma bravía,
pombo-das-rochas,
Felsentaube,
szirti galamb,
Rotsduif,
Piccione selvatico,
klippduva,
Klippedue,
holub divý,
holub skalní,
Klippedue,
kalliokyyhky (kesykyyhky),
Tuinduif (Stadsduif),
colom roquer,
Bjargdúfa,
gołąb skalny,
mājas balodis,
skalni golob,
Сизый голубь,
Merpati batu,
カワラバト,
原鸽,
นกพิราบป่า,
原鴿,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) : Caves ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Birds songs of the Yucatan Peninsula, Dan Mennil's
xeno-canto, Sharing bird sounds from around the world,
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest