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Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbusLinnaeus, C, 1758

English (US) Common Wood Pigeon

The Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) 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 palumbus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Common Wood Pigeon
Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1758

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Columba Palumbus
Described by
Linnaeus, C, 1758
Type locality
Europe and Asia; restricted type locality, Sweden, ex Fn. Svec.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.163

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 350 species of the family Columbidae