Common wood pigeon

Columba palumbus

Family Columbidae. Order Columbiformes.

Common wood pigeon — Photographs 1 — Common wood pigeon.
Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Description

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known simply as the wood pigeon, is a large pigeon native to the western Palearctic.

Traits

Residency: migratory
Diet: seeds, greens, berries
Game species: yes — field game

♪ Bird call

Recording: Alexander Kurthy

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Photographs

Common wood pigeon — Photographs 2 — Common wood pigeon. Zoological illustration.
John Gould / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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