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The pigeon family is a group of stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a worldwide distribution. [2] The white-headed pigeon is in the genus Columba, the same as the Rock dove (C. livia) from which the domestic pigeon is derived. [3] It has no subspecies. [4]
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes 352 species in family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves. They are distributed among 50 genera. They are distributed among 50 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
The three Western European Columba pigeons, common wood pigeon, stock dove and rock dove, though superficially alike, have very distinctive characteristics; the common wood pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–44.5 cm (15– 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and weight 300–615 g (10 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 21 + 3 ⁄ 4 oz), and the white on its ...
Pigeon is a generalized term for a variety of breeds and even species of birds, but the urban pests most people use the word for are technically “rock doves.” The wild version of the animals ...
This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds; these are exclusively breeds of the domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Other Columbidae species (e.g., the Barbary dove , Streptopelia risoria ) have been domesticated and developed into breeds, but these are generally simple colour variations of the plumage .
In modern times, it is the only pigeon species that was not an island species to have become extinct [79] even though it was once the most numerous species of bird on Earth. [citation needed] Its former numbers are difficult to estimate, but one ornithologist, Alexander Wilson, estimated one flock he observed contained over two billion birds. [80]
These birds are some of the largest wading birds in South Carolina, standing over one meter tall and with a wingspan of 60 inches, and are the only species of stork that reside in the United ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Vietnam.The avifauna of Vietnam include a total of 963 species, of which 18 are endemic, and 5 have been introduced.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.