Common wood pigeon
Species of large, white/green-naped, arboreal bird of Eurasia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Woodpigeon" redirects here. For other uses, see Wood pigeon (disambiguation).
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known as simply wood pigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (Columbidae), native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the genus Columba, which includes closely related species such as the rock dove (Columba livia). It has a flexible diet, predominantly feeding on vegetable matter, including cereal crops, leading to them being regarded as an agricultural pest. Wood pigeons are extensively hunted over large parts of their range, but this does not seem to have a great impact on their population.
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Common wood pigeon | |
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Perched on a garden fence post, England | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Columba |
Species: | C. palumbus |
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Columba palumbus | |
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