Listen to the common wood pigeon
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About the common wood pigeon
The common wood pigeon is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 75 cm and weigh around 19 g.
What does the common wood pigeon sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and alarm call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known simply as the wood pigeon, is a large pigeon native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the genus Columba, which includes closely related species such as the rock dove (Columba livia). It has a flexible diet, feeding mainly on plant material, including cereals, and is therefore considered an agricultural pest. Wood pigeons are extensively hunted over much of their range, but this does not appear to have a major impact on their population numbers.
Related birds in the genus Columba
More from the family Columbidae
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Orange-breasted green pigeon
Treron bicinctus
Zebra dove
Geopelia striata
Crested pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes
Frequently asked questions
What does a common wood pigeon sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the common wood pigeon on this page, including its song and alarm call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the common wood pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common wood pigeon as “least concern”.
What family does the common wood pigeon belong to?
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Columba palumbus birdsong by Oona Räisänen ( Mysid ) – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Skalisko, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Fontaine-le-Comte, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Jardin des Plantes, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Jardin des Plantes, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26026 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common wood pigeon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Don Loarie – CC BY 4.0