Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
(Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColumba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)
GenusColumba (pigeons)
FamilyCOLUMBIDAE (pigeons and doves)
OrderCOLUMBIFORMES (pigeons and doves)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon) :
1: Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)
29 Dec 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on garden lawn
Image 1: Adult - lateral view
2: Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)
10 Nov 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
10:30 GMT: bird strike: heard loud thud from bedroom: imprint of Woodpigeon on window
Image 1: Print on window from bird-strike

Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Columba palumbus (Woodpigeon, Common Wood Pigeon)
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