Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Stock Dove

Quick Facts

Classification

Scientific name:

Columba oenas

Family:

Pigeons and doves

Conservation status:

Amber

Measurements

Length:

30cm to 33cm

Wingspan:

60cm to 66cm

Weight:

290g to 330g

Other birds in the Pigeons and doves family

Woodpigeon

Large pigeon distinguished by white throat patches and white wing crescents.

Turtle Dove

Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)

Eurasian Collared Dove

Native to Europe, Southern Asia and the Arabian Peninsula this dove’s rapidly expanding range from the mid 1970s now includes the Caribbean and North America where its numbers continue to increase.

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