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Columba

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Columba is a taxon at the genus rank within the family Columbidae and order Columbiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxa identified as Columbidae and Columbinae. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is named after the Rock Dove. Its common names include 鳩 and 河原鳩.

Records for this taxon are held by institutions such as MZFC-FC-UNAM, ROM, USNM, UMZC, and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE. Associated records indicate presence in Mexico, Trinidad And Tobago, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, and Spain. The taxon is listed with an accepted status in WoRMS.

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Species

Rock Pigeon

Animalia

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderColumbiformes
  5. FamilyColumbidae
Observations427,779
Observations recorded3,012,139,120

Pigeons Les pigeons (genre Columba) sont des oiseaux de la famille des Columbidae, vivant à l'origine dans les milieux terrestres mais s'étant répandus, pour certaines espèces, en plaine et dans les villes, et se nourrissant principalement de graines, mais avec un régime très élargi autour des lieux où les déchets alimentaires leur sont disponibles, ce qui leur vaut parfois le surnom d'"éboueurs urbains". Pesant en moyenne de 500 à 800 g, ces oiseaux appartiennent à plusieurs espèces. On les trouve dans tous les continents. Le pigeon vit entre 5 et 10 ans et (en général) forme des couples stables. Le mâle et la femelle partagent toutes les tâches, y compris celle de nourrir les pigeonneaux avec le lait de jabot qu'ils produisent à l'aide d'une glande de leur jabot. Le Pigeon domestique (Columba livia domestica) est élevé pour sa chair, mais aussi pour la colombophilie et la colombiculture. C'est aussi un oiseau commensal des centres-villes où l'on est obligé de limiter sa reproduction. Sommaire 1 Liste des espèces 2 Comportement sexuel du pigeon 3 Nuisances urbaines 4 Recherche 5 Symbolique 5.1 Calendrier républicain 6 Culture populaire 6.1 Littérature 7 Sémantique 8 Annexes 8.1 Bi

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
218
With media
367
Family
Columbidae
Collections
MZFC-FC-UNAM, ROM, USNM, UMZC, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UNICAMP
Recorded in
Mexico, Trinidad And Tobago, Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Spain, Brazil, Sao Tome And Principe, Suriname
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Encyclopedic overview

The bird genus Columba comprises a genus of medium to large pigeons. The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used indiscriminately for smaller and larger Columbidae, respectively. Columba species are mostly termed "pigeons", and in many cases "wood pigeons", but some (including the type species of the genus), are termed "doves". The rock dove (C. livia) has given rise to the majority of domesticated pigeon breeds, such as the racing pigeon and the fantail pigeon, some of which have become feral. Meanwhile, "wood pigeon" by itself usually means the common wood pigeon (C. palumbus).

This genus as understood today is native to the Old World, but some (notably the domestic and feral rock dove) have been introduced outside their natural range, for example in the Americas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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