Rock Dove
Columba liviaGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) Rock Dove
The Rock Dove (Columba livia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Columba livia
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rock Dove
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Columba livia livia
- Columba livia gymnocycla
- Columba livia targia
- Columba livia dakhlae
- Columba livia schimperi
- Columba livia palaestinae
- Columba livia gaddi
- Columba livia neglecta
- Columba livia intermedia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba domestica livia
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- No type locality = southern Europe.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.769
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Yellow-eyed Pigeon
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Somali Pigeon
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