Subspecies in India
This species should be called as Rock Dove although it is sometimes known as the Common Pigeon, Blue Rock Pigeon or Feral Pigeon. The common name "Rock Pigeon" conflicts with already established common names in Australia for the species of genus Petrophassa. Thus Rock Pigeon is now restricted to Australian species. Feral Pigeon is used for the introduced populations of C. livia worldlwide.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Columba livia - Rock Dove
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Delhi | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
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| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Columba livia J.F. Gmelin, 1789 – Rock Dove. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/columba-livia, accessed 2025/01/24.