Rock Dove / Columba livia
| Rock Dove bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Feral Pigeon, Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon, Domestic Dove, Rock Pigeon, Carrier Pigeon, Feral Dove, Rock dove pigeon, Rock-Pigeon, Feral Rock Pigeon, Domestic Pigeon, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Common Pigeon, Homing Pigeon |
| Old latin name for bird | Columba turbita, Columba tabellaria, Columba tremula, Columba hispida, Columba gutturosa, Columba hispanica, Columba cucullata |
| Order | Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes |
| Family | Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae |
| Genus | Columba |
| Breeding region | Worldwide |
| Breeding subregion | Worldwide due largely to introductions; native to s Eurasia, n Africa to India |
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Related species
Speckled Wood Pigeon
Lemon Dove
Somali Pigeon
White-naped Pigeon
Bonin Wood Pigeon
Ashy Wood Pigeon
Comoro Olive Pigeon
Andaman Wood Pigeon
Metallic Pigeon
Where to see Rock Dove
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Rock Dove subspecies (9)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columba livia dakhlae | w Egypt | - | No |
| Columba livia gaddi | e Turkey to Uzbekistan and w, n Afghanistan | - | No |
| Columba livia gymnocycla | Mauritania and Senegal to s Mali and Ghana | - | No |
| Columba livia intermedia | s India and Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Columba livia livia | w, c Europe, n Africa to c Asia | - | No |
| Columba livia neglecta | w Pakistan and e Afghanistan to the Himalayas | - | No |
| Columba livia palaestinae | Sinai Pen. (Egypt) to Syria and w, s Arabian Pen. | - | No |
| Columba livia schimperi | e Egypt, s Sudan and Eritrea | - | No |
| Columba livia targia | n Mali and s Algeria to c Sudan | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аБнаҳәыҳә, аБынҳәыҳә |
| Afrikaans | Tuinduif, Tuinduif (Stadsduif), Rotsduif |
| Albanian | Kumria e shkëmbit, pëllumbi i egër i shkëmbit |
| Arabic | حمام وحشي حمام دحل, الحمامة البرية, حمام وحشي, حمام ازرق, حمام صخري |
| Armenian | [Tkhakapuyt Aghavni ], Թխակապույտ Աղավնի |
| Azerbaijani | Çöl göyərçini |
| Bashkir | күгәрсен, ҡыр күгәрсене, күк күгәрсен |
| Basque | haitz-uso, Haitz-usoa, Colom roquer |
| Belarusian | шызы голуб, Шызы голуб, Голуб шызы, šyzy hołub |
| Bengali | হগারা ায়যা, গোলা পায়রা, জারাচর কফুতয , জারারী বকতয |
| Breton | An dube, Dube, dubet, Pichon |
| Bulgarian | скален гълъб, Див скален гълъб, skalen g"l"b, Скален гълъб |
| Catalan | Colom salvatge, colom roquer, Xixella |
| Chinese | 野嘍嘍, 原鴿, 家鸽, 野鸽子, 野鸽, 野鴿, [yuan ge], 野喽喽, 原鸽, 鸽子, 鹁鸽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 野鴿, 家鴿, 鵓鴿, 野鴿子, 野嘍嘍, 鴿子, 原鴿 |
| Chuvash | Ахаль кăвакарчăн |
| Cornish | kolomm an garrek, Colom carrek, Colom wyls |
| Cree | omîmîw, omeemeesees |
| Croatian | divlji golub, Gradski Golub, Golub pećinar, pečinar |
| Czech | holub skalní, holub domácí |
| Danish | Klippedue |
| Dutch | Rotsduif, Postduif |
| Esperanto | Rokkolombo, roka kolombo, Kolombo |
| Estonian | Kodutuvi, kaljutuvi |
| Faroese | Bládúva, bládúgva |
| Finnish | kalliokyyhky (kesykyyhky), Kalliokyyhky, Kesykyyhky |
| French | Pigeon biset, Pigeon domestique, Pigeon biset domestique, Pigeon de ville |
| Frisian | Rotsdo |
| Galician | Colom roquer, Pomba brava, Pombo das rochas, pomba das rochas |
| Georgian | გარეული მტრედი |
| German | Felsentaube/Stra§entaube, Felsentaube, Felsentaube/Verwilderte Haustaube, Strassentaube, Haustaube |
| Greek | Αγριοπερίστερο, Αρκοπέζουνο, [aurioperistero], aurioperistero, Αγριoπερίστερo |
| Guarani | Pykasu-óga, Pykasu óga |
| Hebrew | יונת סלע - יונת סלעים, יונת סלעים, יונת הסלע, יונת סלע, יונת סלעים־יונת פליטות תרבות |
| Hindi | Mada pura |
| Hungarian | szirti galamb, Parlagi galamb |
| Icelandic | Bjargdúfa, Húsdúfa |
| Indonesian | Merpati batu, Burung Merpati Batu |
| Irish | colm aille, pomba brava, colu'r aille |
| Italian | Piccione domestico, Piccione selvatico, Piccione selvatico semidomestico, Piccione, Piccione terraiolo, Piccione torraiolo |
| Japanese | カウァラバト, カワラバト(ドバト), イエバト, ドバト, カワラバト |
| Kazakh | кәдімгі көк көгершін, көкшіл сұр кептер, жабайы көк көгершін, көк кептер, Кєк кептер, көккептер |
| Korean | 집비둘기 |
| Latvian | klinšu balodis, mājas balodis |
| Lithuanian | Uolinis karvelis/Naminis karvelis, Kieminis, Naminis karvelis, uolinis karvelis, Balandis |
| Luxembourgish | Fielsendauf, Hausdauf |
| Macedonian | div gulab, Гулаб пештерник/Домашен гулаб, див гулаб |
| Malagasy | Voromailala |
| Malay | Merpati, Burung Pergam Batu, Burung Merpati |
| Malayalam | മാടപ്പ്രാവ് |
| Maltese | tudun tal-ġebel, tudun tal-ġebel il-beċċun tal-blat, ħamiema selvaġġa, Tudun tal-Gebel |
| Manx | calmane creggey, Calmane ny Creggey |
| Mongolian | Хөхвөр тагтаа, хүрэвтэр тагтаа |
| Nepali | मलेवा |
| Northern Sami | bákteduvvá, Gávpotduvvá, Duvvá |
| Norwegian | Klippedue, Klippedue (Domestisert: Bydue), Klippedue/Bydue, Klippedue (bydue), Bydue, Klippe-/Bydue, Klippedue / Bydue, klippedue, Klippedue bydue |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Klippedue |
| Persian | کبوتر چاهی |
| Polish | gołąb skalny, Pustynnik, golab skalny, gołąb miejski, Gołąb miejski¦Gołąb skalny |
| Portuguese | pombo da rocha, Pombo o pombo-doméstico, pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas, pombo-das-rochas, Pombo-doméstico |
| Romanian | baresko-golumbo, porumbel de stâncă, bareski-golumbaika, Porumbel de casă, porumbel de stânca |
| Romansh | columba da chasa, columba selvadia, Columba da chasa selvadia |
| Russian | Голубь сизый, sizyj golub', Cизый голубь, Сизый голубь, Sizy Golub |
| Samoan | lupe palagi |
| Sardinian | didu, tidori, tidu, columbu aresti, tzidu, columbu de is arrocas, agreste, Columbu agreste |
| Serbian | divlji golub, Golub pecinar, дивљи голуб, pitomi golub, Голуб пећинар, Дивлји голуб, Divlji ili domaći golub |
| Slovak | holub skalný, holub divý |
| Slovenian | domaci golob, skalni golob |
| Spanish | Paloma, Paloma Común, Paloma bravia, Paloma Doméstica, Paloma Casera, Paloma de castilla, Paloma bravía |
| Swahili | Njiwa-mjini |
| Swedish | klippduva, Tamduva |
| Tahitian | u 'u aira' o |
| Tajik | кабӯтари кабуд, кабӯтари муқаррарӣ, кабӯтари ѐбої |
| Tamil | Mada Pura |
| Tatar | күк күгәрчен, күгелҗем күгәрчен |
| Thai | นกพิราบ, นกพิราบป่า |
| Turkish | Көк кептер, Güvercin, Kaya Güvercini |
| Turkmen | gögerçin гөгерчин, kaya güvercini |
| Ukrainian | голуб сизий, sizij golub, Голуб сизий , сизий голуб |
| Uzbek | зангори кабутар, коя каптари, тоғ кўк каптари, кўк каптар сезак, сезак, кўк каптар, кўк қоя каптари, ѐввойи каптар |
| Vietnamese | Chim Bồ câu, Bồ câu, Chim Bồ câu đá, Gầm ghì đá, Chim Gầm ghì đá, Chim Câu |
| Welsh | Colomen y Graig/Colomen Ddôf, colomen y graig, Colomen ddôf |