Rock Pigeon / Rock Dove

Scientific name: Columba livia

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0066Males and females look different

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Body

Body form

The common blue-barred form of the rock dove shows two dark bars on each wing, but plumage is variable and this appearance does not represent all individuals.

SRC-131 · SRC-080

Sources (2)

Sources

3Cornell Lab — Rock Pigeon IdentificationSRC-131
4Hernández-Alonso et al. 2023 — Redefining the Evolutionary History of the Rock Dove Using Whole Genome SequencesSRC-080

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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Mountains and rocky habitats

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1Farrar et al. 2022 — Prolactin and prolactin receptor expression during parental care in Columba liviaSRC-079
2Cornell Lab — Rock Pigeon Life HistorySRC-132
3Cornell Lab — Rock Pigeon IdentificationSRC-131
4Hernández-Alonso et al. 2023 — Redefining the Evolutionary History of the Rock Dove Using Whole Genome SequencesSRC-080
5GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789SRC-167
6Columba livia — Global Invasive Species DatabaseSRC-352
7Columba livia — rock doveSRC-351
8Comparative analysis of genetic diversity and productive performance in Saudi native and carrier pigeon genotypes (Aljumah et al., Poultry Science 105(10):107428; PubMed 42480347)SRC-353
9Genetic characterization of 11 microsatellite loci in Egyptian pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and their cross-species amplification in other Columbidae populations (Ramadan et al.)SRC-354