Stock dove: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the stock dove lives – recorded in 41 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Columba oenas
Group	Pigeons & doves
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	41 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	16.7 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae

Where does the stock dove live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the stock dove in 41 countries and territories across 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 stock dove?

Wikidata records the following for the stock dove: mass 16.7 g (birth weight).

Is the stock dove endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the stock dove?

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

About the stock dove

The stock dove (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic, north to central Scandinavia and south to northwest Africa. Western and southern populations are resident, while northeastern populations are migratory to avoid the colder winters there. It is the type species of the genus Columba.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stock dove (revision 1345924661), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26140 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).