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This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) [2] is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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 .
The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (/ ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ə n / also / ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ɪ n /; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). [3]: 624 In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although this is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons most familiar to people are the domesticated form of the wild rock dove.
Scientific name Distribution Poliocephala species-group Ducula poliocephala (Gray, 1844) pink-bellied imperial pigeon: Philippines. Ducula forsteni (Bonaparte, 1854) white-bellied imperial pigeon: Indonesia (Sulawesi, Buton, Taliabu, Togian, and Peleng.) Ducula mindorensis (Whitehead, 1896) Mindoro imperial pigeon: Philippines (Mindoro)
Domestic donkey, domestic ass or burro (Equus asinus) African wild ass (Equus africanus), including subspecies Nubian (E. a. africanus) and Somali wild ass (E. a. somaliensis) [29] 5000 BCE [30] [31] Nubia: meat, milk, manure, working, plowing, guarding, racing, draft, pack, mount, lawn mowing, weed control, show, pets Slight physical changes
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This pigeon is often found in flocks of more than 30 individuals. [2] It associates with the green imperial pigeon. The spotted imperial pigeon's voices include po po po po po, [7] and a hu hu hu hu hu call. [10] Captive birds give low oomph notes. It eats fruits from Eugenia and Ficus trees. It probably breeds from February to July.