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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an adult resting on a wooden fence Locality Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 10 April 2011 2 years ago 15 sec 3.3 -
A pair interacting. Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.3 -
A perching bird Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp palumbus)
Eric Roualet 12 May 2007 4 years ago 12 sec 3.3 -
An adult feeding on ivy fruits Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 March 2004 8 years ago 35 sec 3.3 -
An individual stands on a branch, reaching into a hanging feeder Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
Joe Angseesing 16 April 2008 3 years ago 40 sec 3.3 -
A dorsal view of a bird preening Locality Jarmyra, Bærum, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp palumbus)
Eric Roualet 7 July 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 3.3
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Adult on a willow trunk.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp palumbus)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 2 April 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Épila, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Jesús Laborda 9 July 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
A watchful bird
Locality Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Rainer Mönke 22 June 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Woodpigeon nest atop a conifer
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 11 April 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
An adult head-on
Locality Central Scotland, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp palumbus)
Anne Cotton 27 July 2010 2 years ago 3.4 -
Taken on Kirkby Colliery spoil heap
Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 13 June 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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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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