Reference photo — Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Columbidae
- Size
- 38–45 cm (length)
- Weight
- 300–615 g
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodlands, Farmland, Parks, Urban
About
The common wood pigeon, also known simply as the wood pigeon, is a large pigeon native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the genus Columba, which includes closely related species such as the rock dove. It has a flexible diet, feeding mainly on plant material, including cereals, and is therefore considered an agricultural pest.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.