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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba livia (Rock Pigeon)
In 3 days >90%
22,045 Verified sightings at Pune
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Rock Pigeon
The rock dove (Columba livia), also known as the common pigeon or rock pigeon (but see also Petrophassa), is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although the rock dove is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons familiar to most people are the domesticated forms of the wild rock dove.
Wild rock doves are uniformly pale grey with two black bars on each wing, with few differences being seen between males and females; i.e. they are not strongly sexually dimorphic. The domestic pigeon, often called "Columba livia domestica", which includes about 1,000 different breeds, is descended from this species. Escaped domestic pigeons are the origin of feral pigeons around the world. Both forms can vary widely in the colour and pattern of their plumage unlike their wild ancestor, being red, brown, checkered, uniformly coloured, or pied.
Habitats include various open and semi-open environments where they are able to forage on the ground. Cliffs and rock ledges are used for roosting and breeding in the wild. Originating in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, when including their domestic and feral descendants, they are an example of a least-concern species per IUCN among birds, being abundant with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million wild and feral birds in Europe alone and up to 120 million worldwide. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Rock Pigeon in Pune
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Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Pigeon in Pune?
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Pigeon sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 22,045 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 236 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Rock Pigeon in Pune?
February
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Pigeon in Pune on a given day, against about 70% in November and December, the lowest months. That is one of Pune's driest months, with almost no rain against 520 mm in July.
What time of day is best to see a Rock Pigeon?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rock Pigeon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Pune the best place to see a Rock Pigeon?
45th of 353
Of the 353 cities where we can rate Rock Pigeon sightings, Pune ranks 45th at about 80%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, over 90%), Jalandhar (India, over 90%) and Sincan (Turkey, over 90%).
Where does the Rock Pigeon sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rock Pigeon is recorded against all the birds logged in Pune (22,045 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
