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Columba livia

(Carrier Pigeon)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Tuinduif

Common Names in Albanian:

Pëllumbi I Egër I Shkëmbit

Common Names in Armenian:

[tkhakapuyt Aghavni ]

Common Names in Asturian:

Palomba

Common Names in Basque:

Colom Roquer

Common Names in Belarusian:

šyzy Holub

Common Names in Breton:

An Dube

Common Names in Bulgarian:

Skalen G"l"b

Common Names in Catalan:

Colom Roquer

Common Names in Catalan (Balears):

Colom Salvatge

Common Names in Cornish:

Colom Carrek

Common Names in Croatian:

Divlji Golub

Common Names in Czech:

Holub Domácí, Holub Skalní

Common Names in Danish:

Klippedue

Common Names in Dutch:

Postduif, Rotsduif

Common Names in Emiliano-romagnolo:

Clumbela

Common Names in English:

Carrier Pigeon, Pigeon, Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon

Common Names in Esperanto:

Kolombo

Common Names in Estonian:

Kaljutuvi

Common Names in Faroese:

Bládúgva

Common Names in Finnish:

Kalliokyyhky

Common Names in French:

Pigeon Biset

Common Names in Friulian:

Colomp Salvadi

Common Names in Gaelic:

Calman Creige

Common Names in Galician:

Colom Roquer

Common Names in German:

Felsentaube

Common Names in Greek:

[aurioperistero]

Common Names in Guarani:

Pykasu óga

Common Names in Haitian Creole Frenc:

Pijon

Common Names in Hindi:

Mada Pura

Common Names in Hungarian:

Parlagi Galamb

Common Names in Icelandic:

Bjargdúfa

Common Names in Irish:

Colm Aille

Common Names in Italian:

Piccione, Piccione Selvatico

Common Names in Japanese:

Dobato, Kawarabato

Common Names in Ladino:

Colomba Salvaria

Common Names in Latin:

Columba livia

Common Names in Latvian:

Klinšu Balodis

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Balandis

Common Names in Macedonian:

Div Gulab

Common Names in Malagasy:

Voromailala

Common Names in Malay:

Merpati

Common Names in Maltese:

Tudun Tal-Gebel

Common Names in Manx:

Calmane Creggey

Common Names in Northern Sami:

Bákteduvvá

Common Names in Norwegian:

Bydue

Common Names in Polish:

Golab Miejski

Common Names in Portuguese:

Pombo Da Rocha, Pombo-Doméstico

Common Names in Portuguese (Brazil):

Pombo-Doméstico

Common Names in Romanian:

Porumbel De Stânca

Common Names in Romansh:

Columba Da Chasa

Common Names in Romany:

Bareski-Golumbaika

Common Names in Russian:

Sizy Golub

Common Names in Sardinian:

Agreste

Common Names in Scots:

Calman Creige

Common Names in Serbian:

Divlji Golub

Common Names in Slovak:

Holub Skalný

Common Names in Slovenian:

Domaci Golob

Common Names in Sorbian, Lower:

Ziwy Golub

Common Names in Sorbian, Upper:

Dziwi Holb

Common Names in Sotho, Southern:

Leeba-La-Sekhooa

Common Names in Spanish:

Paloma, Paloma Bravía, Paloma Doméstica

Common Names in Spanish (Argentine):

Paloma Doméstica

Common Names in Spanish (Costa Rica):

Paloma Doméstica

Common Names in Spanish (Dominican R:

Paloma Bravía

Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):

Paloma De Castilla

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Paloma Doméstica

Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):

Paloma Común

Common Names in Spanish (Paraguay):

Paloma Casera

Common Names in Spanish (Uruguay):

Paloma Doméstica

Common Names in Swahili:

Njiwa-Mjini

Common Names in Swedish:

Klippduva

Common Names in Turkish:

Güvercin

Common Names in Turkmen:

Kaya Güvercini

Common Names in Ukrainian:

Sizij Golub

Common Names in Valencian:

Xixella

Common Names in Welsh:

Colomen Ddôf

Description

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Family Columbidae

Stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Physical Description

Adult : Head : iridescent green, bronze, and purple Neck: iridescent green, bronze, and purple Body: Rump : white patch.

Size/Age/Growth

About 11 to 14 inches long, with a wingspan of 24 to 25 inches. Adults weigh about 13 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, arid lowland scrubs, pastures and agricultural lands • Maximum Elevation: 4,500 meters • Foraging Strata: Canopy • Center of Abundance: Lower tropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; tropics. • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Ecology: List of Habitats : 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Biology

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Diet

Mostly seeds, with some other green plant matter and some insects.

Reproduction

Pigeons are prolific. They lay only two eggs at a time, in a nest scraped together from a few sticks , but eggs hatch in 18 days. In another month the birds are almost ready to fly. The male and female help raise the young, feeding them digested food from their crops , then adding half-digested grains until the young can eat whole grains.[1]

Breeding Habitat : Urban Clutch Size: 1-2 Length of Incubation : 16-19 days Days to Fledge : 25-26 Number of Broods: 4-5

Migration

Nonmigratory

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 26-May-2005.

Similar Species

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Band-Tailed Pigeon, Mourning Dove

Members of the genus Columba

There are approximately 198 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. albilinea · C. albinucha (White-Naped Pigeon) · C. albitorques (White-Collared Pigeon) · C. araucana · C. argentina (Silvery Wood-Pigeon) · C. arquatrix (African Olive-Pigeon) · C. arquatrix arquatrix (African Olive Pigeon) · C. bicincta · C. bollii (Dark-Tailed Laurel Pigeon) · C. bronzina · C. calva · C. capensis · C. caribaea · C. cayennensis · C. cayennensis occidentalis · C. cayennensis pallidicrissa · C. cayennensis sylvestris · C. cayennensis tobagensis · C. chalcospilos · C. chiriquensis · C. corensis · C. delegorguei (Eastern Bronze-Naped Pigeon) · C. delegorguei delegorguei (Eastern Bronze-Naped Pigeon) · C. delegorguei sharpei · C. dilopha · C. domestica · C. duboisi (RÉunion Pigeon) · C. elphinstonii (Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon) · C. erythrina · C. erythrothorax · C. eversmanni (Yellow-Eyed Stock Dove) · C. fasciata (White-Collared Pigeon) · C. fasciata albilinea · C. fasciata crissalis · C. fasciata fasciata (White-Collared Pigeon) · C. fasciata letonai · C. fasciata monilis (Band-Tailed Pigeon) · C. fasciata parva · C. fasciata roraimae · C. fasciata vioscae (Band-Tailed Pigeon) · C. flavirostris · C. flavirostris flavirostris (Red-Billed Pigeon) · C. flavirostris madrensis · C. flavirostris minima · C. flavirostris restricta · C. goodsoni · C. guinea (African Rock Pigeon) · C. guinea dilloni · C. guinea guinea (Abyssinian Speckled Pigeon) · C. guinea longipennis · C. guinea phaeonota (Cape Speckled Pigeon) · C. guinea phaeonotus · C. guinea uhehensis · C. guineensis · C. gymnocyclus · C. gymnophtalmos · C. hodgsoni · C. hodgsonii (Speckled Wood-Pigeon) · C. humeralis · C. infuscata · C. inornata · C. inornata exigua · C. inornata inornata (Plain Pigeon) · C. inornata wetmorei · C. iriditorques (Western Bronze-Naped Pigeon) · C. janthina (Japanese Wood-Pigeon) · C. janthina janthina (Japanese Wood-Pigeon) · C. janthina nitens · C. janthina sensu · C. janthina stejnegeri · C. jouyi (Ryuku Wood (Silver-Banded Black) Pigeon) · C. junoniae (White-Tailed Laurel Pigeon) · C. larvata (African Lemon Dove) · C. larvata bronzina · C. larvata hypoleuca · C. larvata jacksoni · C. larvata larvata (African Lemon Dove) · C. larvata principalis · C. larvata samaliyae · C. larvata simplex · C. leucocephala · C. leucomela (White-Headed Pigeon) · C. leuconota (Snow Pigeon) · C. leuconota gradaria · C. leuconota leuconota (Nepalese Snow-Pigeon) · C. livia (Carrier Pigeon) · C. livia atlantis · C. livia butleri · C. livia canariensis · C. livia dakhlae (Oasis Rock Pigeon) · C. livia domestica · C. livia domesticus · C. livia feral · C. livia gaddi (Iranian Rock Pigeon) · C. livia gymnocycla (Senegal Rock Pigeon) · C. livia intermedia · C. livia livia (Common Rock Pigeon) · C. livia lividior · C. livia neglecta (Blue Rock Pigeon) · C. livia nigricans

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 30, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. New Mexico Wildlife. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Version of April 24, 2009. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-06-19