Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Gmelin, 1789
Distribution:
Cosmopolitan; commensal of man
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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)
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| Kingdom |
Animalia
Animals
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| Phylum |
Chordata
Chordates
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| Class |
Aves
Birds
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| Order |
Columbiformes
Pigeons, Doves, Solitaires
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| Family |
Columbidae
Pigeons and Doves
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| Genus |
Columba
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| Species |
livia
Rock Pigeon
Gmelin, 1789
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| Subspecies/hybrids/varieties |
| Subspecies |
livia Western Palearctic. atlantis Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde Islands canariensis Canary Islands and islands off Morocco gymnocycla Mauritania, Mali and Ghana. Coastal Senegambia and Guinea. targia Central Sahara to central Sudan dakhlae Egypt (Dakhla and Kharga oases) butleri Red Sea Province and Egyptian Sudan schimperi Nile Valley to Khartoum; Red Sea Hills of e Egypt to n Eritrea palaestinae Palestine, Sinai and Arabia to Aden and Oman gaddi Iran to Azerbaijan, Transcaspia, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan neglecta Mountains of central Asia intermedia Peninsular India and Sri Lanka nigricans Mongolia and n China (Shanxi, Jilin and Gansu)
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syn. Common Pigeon Feral Pigeon syn. Rock Dove Klippduva syn. Stadsduva syn. Tamduva Felsentaube Klippedue Paloma Bravía Kaljutuvi Bládúgva Kesykyyhky Pigeon biset Szirti galamb Bjargdúfa Piccione selvatico Kawarabato Mājas balodis Rotsduif syn. Bydue Klippedue Golab skalny Pombo-doméstico Duvvá Colomen y Graig
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