The common wood pigeon is a large pigeon of the western Palearctic, in the genus Columba alongside the rock dove, measuring 38 to 44.5 centimetres long and marked by white patches on its neck and wings and a pinkish breast. It feeds mainly on plant material, especially cereals, which makes it a significant agricultural pest across much of its range, yet its population remains stable despite millions being shot annually. Carl Linnaeus formally described the species in 1758 in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae, giving it the Latin name palumbus, an old word for wood pigeon.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Common wood pigeon (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Common wood pigeon (Wikipedia)
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
It feeds mainly on plant material, especially cereals, which makes it a significant agricultural pest across much of its range, yet its population remains stable despite millions being shot annually.
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View the Source4. Common wood pigeon (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26026 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Columbidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: columba palumbus
3325 Nonpasseriformes Columbiformes Columbidae Doves and pigeons 65 BL3 Columba palumbus Common Wood-pigeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30 40 PlantSeed Ref_4 A Carolina 0 0 80 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_4 1 Jessica 0 490 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Columba palumbus, Nocturnal column
Columba palumbus Common Wood-pigeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30 40 PlantSeed Ref_4 A Carolina 0 0 80 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_4 1 Jessica 0
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Columba palumbus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 17.7 years (wild)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Columba
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 785Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 785
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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