Common wood pigeon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common wood pigeon lives – recorded in 57 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Columba palumbus
Group	Pigeons & doves
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	57 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	18.9 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae

Where does the common wood pigeon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common wood pigeon in 57 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common wood pigeon?

Wikidata records the following for the common wood pigeon: mass 18.9 g (birth weight).

Is the common wood pigeon endangered?

The common wood pigeon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common wood pigeon?

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae, genus Columba. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common wood pigeon

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known simply as the wood pigeon, is a large pigeon 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, feeding mainly on plant material, including cereals, and is therefore considered an agricultural pest. Wood pigeons are extensively hunted over much of their range, but this does not appear to have a major impact on their population numbers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common wood pigeon (revision 1358214024), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26026 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).