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Rock dove Columba livia Least concern

Where the rock dove lives – recorded in 176 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 14,818,093 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See pigeons & doves on the world map

Columba livia (Rock Dove, wild), Duncansby Head, Caithness, Scotland
Photo: william_stephens, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameColumba livia
GroupPigeons & doves
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in176 countries
ContinentsAfrica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Mass294 g (male organism, adult weight); 267 g (female organism, adult weight)
ClassBird
OrderColumbiformes
FamilyColumbidae

Where does the rock dove live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rock dove in 176 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America. In United Arab Emirates, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, French Guiana, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Jamaica, Japan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Saint Martin, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Tanzania, Uganda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vietnam, Samoa, South Africa, Zimbabwe it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 rock dove?

Wikidata records the following for the rock dove: mass 294 g (male organism, adult weight); 267 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the rock dove endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the rock dove?

The rock dove (Columba livia) is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae, genus Columba. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rock dove

The rock dove (Columba livia), also known as the common pigeon or rock pigeon (but see also Petrophassa), is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although the rock dove is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons familiar to most people are the domesticated forms of the wild rock dove.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rock dove (revision 1379238548), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q42326 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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