The domestic pigeon is a domesticated bird descended from the rock dove, of which it is technically a subspecies, though it does not form one accepted zoological subspecies but instead a collection of more than 350 distinct breeds. The rock dove was among the first birds ever domesticated: Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and Egyptian hieroglyphs both record its domestication more than 5,000 years ago. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific NameColumba livia f. domestica 6 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Domestic Pigeon
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Columba livia (Animal Diversity Web)
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Columba livia (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. NatureServe Explorer: Columba livia
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
Food Habits
Eats mainly seeds; also bits of vegetation and refuse.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: Domestic pigeon
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The domestic pigeon (Columba livia "domestica" or Columba livia forma domestica) is a domesticated bird derived from the rock dove (Columba livia), of which it is also a subspecies.
4. Domestic pigeon (Wikipedia)
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Columba livia (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest rainforest rainforest scrub forest scrub forest
In Biome: Desert, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest rainforest rainforest scrub forest scrub forest
View the Source 6. Wikipedia: Domestic pigeon
Wikidata: Domestic Pigeon
Child Taxon Of: Columbidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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