Wood pigeon

woodpigeon

The common wood pigeon or common woodpigeon (columba palumbus), also known as simply wood pigeon, wood-pigeon or woodpigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (columbidae), 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 historically been known as the ring dove, and is locally known in southeast england as the "culver"; the latter name has given rise to several areas known for keeping pigeons to be named after it, such as culver down and culver hole in south wales. it has a flexible diet, predominantly feeding on vegetable matter, including cereal crops, leading to them b...

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