Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) - HBW 4, p. 115
French: Pigeon ramier
German: Ringeltaube
Spanish: Paloma Torcaz
Other common names: Ring Pigeon, Ringdove, Cushat, Cushie-doo, Quest
Taxonomy: Columba Palumbus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Related to C. bollii and C. trocaz of Macaronesia (E Atlantic islands) and C. unicincta of Africa; probably also to C. junoniae of Canary Is. Race iranica intergrades with nominate in E Turkey and Transcaucasia. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- azorica Hartert, 1905 - E & C Azores.
- maderensis Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen, 1904 - montane forests of Madeira (probably extinct).
- excelsa (Bonaparte, 1856) - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- azorica Hartert, 1905 - E & C Azores.
- maderensis Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen, 1904 - montane forests of Madeira (probably extinct).
- excelsa (Bonaparte, 1856) - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 - Europe E to W Siberia and Iraq; winters S to N Africa.
- iranica (Zarudny, 1910) - S Transcaspia, N & W Iran.
- casiotis (Bonaparte, 1854) - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to N Afghanistan, N Pakistan, NW India and Nepal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a female feeding two chicks in the nest Locality Richarville, Essonne, Île-de-France, France (ssp palumbus)
Bruno Durand 30 July 2012 42 weeks ago 1 min 41 sec 4.6 -
Two adults. Locality Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Ferran Vaquero 28 March 2012 1 year ago 1 min 32 sec 4.6 -
Two adults allopreening although one doesn't seem too enthusiatic Locality Stirling Council, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
Anne Cotton 27 July 2010 2 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
Two bird preening each other, closer view Locality Linderud Gård, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp palumbus))
Eric Roualet 12 July 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
Two birds in a tree and flying away Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 March 2008 5 years ago 39 sec 4.3 -
An adult standing with a recently fledged juvenile behind Locality Central Scotland, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
Anne Cotton 24 June 2010 2 years ago 19 sec 4.2
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In Flight.
Locality La Chapelle-Blanche-Saint-Martin, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (ssp palumbus)
Bob Thompson 24 May 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
a bird arriving at nest with a branch
Locality Hillion, Côtes d’Armor, Bretagne, France (ssp palumbus)
Georges Olioso 9 June 2008 1 year ago 4.3 -
Nest found in a conifer tree
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
nottsexminer 30 August 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
Nest found in a conifer tree
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
nottsexminer 18 July 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
Mating
Locality Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 10 April 2013 5 weeks ago 4 -
Late nestlings
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 22 September 2012 14 weeks ago 4
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Sound made by wings on take off Locality Send, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 15 November 2005 3 years ago 3 -
Song of a male Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 3
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