Species group · Birds

Pigeons

WAnimals has 10 species of pigeon, spread across 2 families (Chionidae, Columbidae).

10 species

2 families

74 countries

292 parks

Weight: 150 g – 2.5 kg
Length: 25 cm – 75 cm
Lifespan: 3 – 25 years

Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 10.

All 10 species of pigeons on WAnimals

Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

51 countries110 parks

Snowy Sheathbill

Chionis albus

9 countries10 parks

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

45 countries242 parks

Near Threatened

Nicobar Pigeon

Caloenas nicobarica

11 countries16 parks

Near Threatened

Laurel Pigeon

Columba junoniae

1 country3 parks

Near Threatened

Bolle's Pigeon

Columba bollii

1 country3 parks

Critically Endangered

Tooth-billed Pigeon

Didunculus strigirostris

1 country2 parks

Comoro Blue-Pigeon

Alectroenas sganzini

3 countries1 park

Passenger Pigeon

Ectopistes migratorius

Near Threatened

Victoria Crowned-Pigeon

Goura victoria

Conservation status

4 Least Concern4 Near Threatened1 Critically Endangered1 Extinct

1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.

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Where they live

Recorded in 74 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

Did you know…

It is the wild ancestor of every domestic and homing pigeon in the world.
From Rock Pigeon
Both the male and the female produce crop milk, a secretion rich in fat and protein.
From Rock Pigeon
It can raise as many as 6 broods a year.
From Rock Pigeon
It is the only bird in Antarctica without webbed feet: it neither swims nor dives, and makes its living walking among the penguin colonies stealing the krill they regurgitate for their chicks.
From Snowy Sheathbill
It slips between an adult penguin and its chick at the very moment of feeding, buffets the adult and catches the falling food in mid-air: a kleptoparasitic technique it performs with extraordinary precision.
From Snowy Sheathbill
It is the most commonly shot bird in the United Kingdom, being regarded as an agricultural pest.
From Common Wood Pigeon
It eats leaves, shoots, flowers, seeds and berries, plus the occasional invertebrate.
From Common Wood Pigeon
One bird reached a record 17.7 years.
From Common Wood Pigeon

Ecosystems

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Pigeons — 10 species | WAnimals