Rock Pigeon Columba livia Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (73)
- Subspecies (13)
Peter E. Lowther and Richard F. Johnston
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rotsduif |
| Albanian | Pëllumbi i egër i shkëmbit |
| Arabic | حمام صخري |
| Armenian | Թխակապույտ աղավնի |
| Asturian | Palombu bravu |
| Azerbaijani | Çöl göyərçini |
| Basque | Haitz-usoa |
| Bulgarian | Скален гълъб |
| Catalan | colom roquer |
| Chinese | 野鴿 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 原鸽 |
| Croatian | divlji golub |
| Czech | holub skalní |
| Danish | Klippedue |
| Dutch | Rotsduif |
| English | Rock Pigeon |
| English (Australia) | Rock Dove |
| English (HAW) | Manu nūnū - Rock Pigeon |
| English (India) | Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) |
| English (UK) | Rock Dove |
| English (United States) | Rock Pigeon |
| Faroese | Bládúgva |
| Finnish | kalliokyyhky |
| French | Pigeon biset |
| French (France) | Pigeon biset |
| Galician | Pomba brava |
| German | Felsentaube |
| Greek | Αγριοπερίστερο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pijon |
| Hebrew | יונת סלעים |
| Hungarian | Szirti galamb |
| Icelandic | Bjargdúfa |
| Indonesian | Merpati batu |
| Italian | Piccione selvatico |
| Japanese | カワラバト |
| Korean | 집비둘기 |
| Latvian | Klinšu balodis |
| Lithuanian | Uolinis karvelis/Naminis karvelis |
| Mongolian | Хөхвөр тагтаа |
| Norwegian | klippedue |
| Odia | ଘୁମୁରା ପାରା |
| Persian | کبوتر چاهی |
| Polish | gołąb skalny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pombo-doméstico |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pombo-doméstico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pombo-das-rochas |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Pombo-da-rocha |
| Punjabi (India) | ਜੰਗਲੀ ਕਬੂਤਰ |
| Romanian | Porumbel de stâncă |
| Russian | Сизый голубь |
| Serbian | Divlji ili domaći golub |
| Slovak | holub divý |
| Slovenian | Skalni golob |
| Spanish | Paloma Bravía |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Paloma Bravía |
| Spanish (Chile) | Paloma doméstica |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma Doméstica |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Paloma mensajera o doméstica |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Paloma Bravía |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Paloma Doméstica |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Paloma de Castilla |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma Común |
| Spanish (Panama) | Paloma Bravía |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Paloma doméstica |
| Spanish (Peru) | Paloma Doméstica |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Paloma Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma bravía |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Paloma Doméstica |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Paloma Doméstica |
| Swedish | klippduva |
| Thai | นกพิราบป่า |
| Turkish | Kaya Güvercini |
| Ukrainian | Голуб сизий |
Columba livia Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Columba domestica livia
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.769.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locality = southern Europe.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLUMBA
- columba
- livia
- Livia
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Rock Pigeon
