Name:Columba oenas
Alias:Columba oenas,Stock Dove
Outline:Landfowl
Family:P.Order P.family P.genus
length:28-32.5CM
Weight:About 300g
Life:No textual research information is available
IUCN:LC
Columba oenas (Stock Dove) has two subspecies.
European pigeons are resident birds. It's usually an open area to live in. Even tree nesting does not favor heavily wooded areas, and shores with holes in the cliffs are common. Flying fast, two wings inciting fast, often can hear the vibration of the wings. During the spring hover flight, the wings split like whips. It feeds mainly on plant buds, shoots, young leaves, fruits and seeds. In some areas, they feed mainly on acorns and pine seeds, but also on a variety of foods: ground-hunting berries such as hawthorns and figs, grains, beans, peas, and small invertebrates. They also eat small invertebrates and grains. It often forages in the canopy and on the ground. During the autumn migration in October, European pigeons stop in acorn-rich areas to supplement their diet.
The breeding season of European pigeons is from April to July. They often nest in pairs. They usually nest at the edge of a virgin forest with old dead oaks. Nest in a hollow tree or in a shed. Sometimes they nest in abandoned houses or in stone crevices. The nest is very simple. There are a few dead leaves and twigs inside. Two eggs are laid in each clutch, and the eggs are white in color. The size of the eggs is 34-40 mm x 26-29 mm. The male and female incubate the eggs in turn. Incubation period is 16 days.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).
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