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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart (XC541143). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,591,439 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 3,172,355 |
| Ontario | 1,574,527 |
| Alaska | 1,507,767 |
| New York | 1,340,933 |
| California | 1,024,196 |
| Quebec | 708,417 |
| Texas | 587,182 |
| New Jersey | 556,881 |
| Michigan | 514,215 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pigeons and Doves · Columbiformes |
| Family | Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae |
| Genus | Typical Old World Pigeons · Columba |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rock Pigeon with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.