Reference photo — william_stephens, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Rock Dove
Columba livia
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
- 30–35 cm (length)
- Weight
- 240–380 g
- Diet
- Seed eater
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Sea cliffs, Rocky coasts, Caves, Urban
About
The rock dove, also known as the common pigeon or rock pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae. In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the “pigeon”, although the rock dove is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons familiar to most people are the domesticated forms of the wild rock dove.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.