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

Pigeon biset
adult plum. breeding
Pigeon biset
adult plum. breeding

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

Pigeon biset
adult plum. breeding

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

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Pigeon biset
published: - Updated: 24-08-2006
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