Name:Columba livia
Alias:Columba livia,Rock Pigeon
Outline:Landfowl
Family:P.Order P.family P.genus
length:29.5-35.5CM
Weight:194-347g
Life:15-20 years
IUCN:LC
The original Pigeon (Columba livia) is known as Rock Pigeon and has nine subspecies.
The pigeon mainly feeds on various plant seeds and crops. Eight pigeons collected from Jilong County, southwest of Tibet Autonomous Region, China, had their stomachs and crops filled with crop seeds, such as wheat and highland barley, and 37 grams of barley wheat was found in one of the crops.
The breeding season of native pigeons varies from region to region. Usually between April and August. The male pigeon is similar to other pigeons in the manner of courtship, nodding and bowing and accompanied by the "gu... "gu..." The cry. They may breed twice a year and often nest together. Usually nests in mountain rock crevices or cliff caves, but also in abandoned buildings. The nest is flat, mainly composed of dead branches and feathers, the structure is relatively loose. The eggs are white and 36-43 mm ×27-32 mm in size. After the first egg is produced, the incubation begins, which is shared by the male and female birds, and the incubation period is 17-18 days. The chicks become nocturnal and need about 30 days of feeding before they can fly away from the nest.
The estimated global pigeon population is 266,000 (2004). The European population is estimated at 11,000,000-22,600,000 pairs, equivalent to 221,000,000 -45,200,000 mature individuals (2015). Due to hybridization with other pigeons in the same area, a decrease in the number and size of the species is suspected, and a decline has been recorded in Israel (1997).
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2016 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
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