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 feeding on ivy fruits Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 March 2004 8 years ago 32 sec 3.1 -
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 37 sec 3.1 -
A group feeding. Locality Casa de Campo Park, Madrid City, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 15 weeks ago 46 sec 3 -
A dorsal view of a bird on a branch. Locality El Retiro Park, Madrid City, Madrid, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Carlos Fabregat 17 March 2011 18 weeks ago 29 sec 3 -
A juvenile forages on a garden lawn Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 7 May 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 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
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A bird on the ground.
Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp palumbus)
Jesús Laborda 17 March 2012 48 weeks ago 3.3 -
Paloma torcaz europea
Locality Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Miguel Andina 12 May 2012 17 weeks ago 3.3 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Maternitat Parc, Barcelona City, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp palumbus)
gemma aznar 4 February 2012 1 year ago 3.3 -
Adult bird resting on a lawn.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp palumbus)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 28 March 2011 1 year ago 3.3 -
eating (can't spacify what!)
Locality Thuringia, Germany
Moritz Gause 7 April 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
Resting on a branch
Locality Ystad, Skane County, Sweden
Jonn Leffmann 6 June 2009 3 years ago 3.3
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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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