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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