Columba livia (feral) Gmelin, 1789
(Feral Pigeon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Functional groupColumba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
SpeciesColumba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral 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 livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon) :
1: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
8 Nov 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Feral pigeons . Photos: Different angles to show green sheen on the neck in sunlight
Image 1: Head - close-up - lateral viewImage 2: Head - close-up - lateral view (2)Image 3: Head - close-up - lateral view (3)Image 4: Head - close-up - postero-lateral viewImage 5: Two pigeons
2: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Image 2: Image 3: Image 4: Image 5: Image 6: Image 7:
3: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
group of Pigeons of different forms
Image 1: Group of Pigeons of various forms
4: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on wall
Image 1: Lateral/anterior viewImage 2: Lateral/anterior view (2)Image 3: Lateral view
5: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - lateral view
6: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Fancy variety - lateral viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Lateral view (2)Image 4: Lateral view (3)Image 5: Lateral view (4)Image 6: Lateral view (5)
7: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: On ground - front three-quarter viewImage 2: On ground - side viewImage 3: On ground - side view (2)Image 4: On post - side viewImage 5: On post - side view (2)
8: Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Pigeon - rear viewImage 2: Pigeon - side viewImage 3: Pigeon - side view (2)Image 4: Two Pigeons

Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Columba livia (feral) (Feral Pigeon)
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