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Rock Pigeon (Domestic type)
Columba livia [var. domestica] (= Columba livia domestica) Linnaeus, C 1766
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Columba
Scientific:
Columba livia domestica
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1766
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Columba domestica
Type locality:
Europa
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/283/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
533DD36C2624F6F8
Avibase ID:
avibase-533DD36C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/533DD36C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
English:
Rock Pigeon (Domestic type)
Catalan:
Colom roquer (domèstica)
Czech:
holub skalní (domácí)
Danish:
Klippedue (Tamdue)
German:
Felsentaube (Straßentaube)
Spanish:
Paloma Bravía (doméstica)
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma bravía (doméstica)
Finnish:
kalliokyyhky (kesykyyhky)
French:
Pigeon biset (forme domestique)
Hungarian:
Parlagi galamb
Icelandic:
Bjargdúfa (húsdúfa)
Italian:
Piccione domestico
Japanese (romaji):
kawarabato (kachikugata)
Japanese:
カワラバト（ドバト、家畜型）
Lithuanian:
Naminis karvelis
Dutch:
Rotsduif (verwilderd)
Norwegian:
Bydue
Polish:
gołąb miejski
Portuguese (Brazil):
pombo-doméstico (feral)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pombo-das-rochas (forma doméstica)
Russian:
Сизый голубь (Одомашненного типа)
Slovak:
holub divý (domestikovaný, voľne žijúci)
Serbian:
Podivljali domaći golub
Swedish:
klippduva (tamduva)
Chinese:
原鸽（野化家鸽）
Chinese (Traditional):
野鴿(野化)
Rock Pigeon (Domestic type)
Catalan:
Colom roquer (domèstica)
Czech:
holub skalní (domácí)
Danish:
Klippedue (Tamdue)
German:
Felsentaube (Straßentaube)
Spanish:
Paloma Bravía (doméstica)
Spanish (Spain):
Paloma bravía (doméstica)
Finnish:
kalliokyyhky (kesykyyhky)
French:
Pigeon biset (forme domestique)
Hungarian:
Parlagi galamb
Icelandic:
Bjargdúfa (húsdúfa)
Italian:
Piccione domestico
Japanese (romaji):
kawarabato (kachikugata)
Japanese:
カワラバト（ドバト、家畜型）
Lithuanian:
Naminis karvelis
Dutch:
Rotsduif (verwilderd)
Norwegian:
Bydue
Polish:
gołąb miejski
Portuguese (Brazil):
pombo-doméstico (feral)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pombo-das-rochas (forma doméstica)
Russian:
Сизый голубь (Одомашненного типа)
Slovak:
holub divý (domestikovaný, voľne žijúci)
Serbian:
Podivljali domaći golub
Swedish:
klippduva (tamduva)
Chinese:
原鸽（野化家鸽）
Chinese (Traditional):
野鴿(野化)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia [var. domestica]) |
| eBird version 1.52: Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia (Domestic type)) |
| eBird version 1.53: Rock Pigeon (Domestic type) ( Columba livia (Domestic type)) |
| eBird version 1.54: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Domestic type)) |
| eBird version 1.55: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2015: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2016: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2017: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2018: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2019: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2021: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2022: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2023: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
| eBird version 2024: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ( Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: domesticated form
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Abkhazian: аБнаҳәыҳә, аҲӘыҳә
Afrikaans: Tuinduif
Arabic: حمام صخري (نوع وحشي), حمام وحشي
Asturian: Palomba, Palombu bravu (domésticu)
Azerbaijani: Çöl göyərçini, Çöl göyərçini (əhilləşdirilmiş), ev göyərçini
Bashkir: йорт күгәрсене
Belarusian: Шызы голуб
Bulgarian: Скален гълъб, Скален гълъб (Домашен)
Bengali: কফুতয , কফুতযী , কমাত , গোলা পায়রা, বকতয , হালা কফুতয , ায়যা , াযাফত
Bengali (transliteration): kabutara, kabutarī, kaitara, kapōta, pārābata, pāẏarā, pōṣā kabutara
Breton: An dube
Catalan: Colom roquer, Colom roquer (domèstica)
Catalan (Balears): Colom salvatge
Valencian: Xixella
Montenegrin: domaći golub, домаћи голуб
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): домаћи голуб
Czech: holub domácí, holub skalní, holub skalní (domácí)
Chuvash: Ахаль кăвакарчăн, кăвăлти, кăвакарчăн, кăвакарчăнĕ, кăвакарчăнсем, куллăк, кулюкка, туркайăк
Welsh: Colomen y graig
Danish: Klippedue, Klippedue (Tamdue)
German: Felsentaube, Felsentaube (Straßentaube), Straßentaube
Greek: Αγριοπερίστερο, Περιστέρι
Greek (Cypriot): Αρκοπέζουνο
Emiliano-romagnolo: Clumbela
English: Rock Pigeon (Domestic type), Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
English (Australia): Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
English (United Kingdom): Feral Pigeon
English (Hawaii): Manu nūnū - Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
English, HBW: Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
English, Hawaii: Manu nūnū - Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
English (IOC): Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
English (UAE): Feral Pigeon
English (United States): Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Esperanto: Hejmkolombo, Kolombo
Spanish: Paloma Bravía, Paloma Bravía (doméstica), Paloma Doméstica (Feral)
Spanish (Argentine): Paloma doméstica
Spanish (Chile): Paloma, Paloma doméstica, Paloma doméstica (Asilvestrada)
Spanish (Colombia): Paloma bravía
Spanish (Costa Rica): Paloma Doméstica, Paloma Doméstica (doméstica), Paloma Doméstica (forma doméstica establecida)
Spanish (Cuba): Paloma doméstica
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Paloma Doméstica
Spanish (Ecuador): Paloma Doméstica (forma doméstica establecida)
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Bravía (Doméstica)
Spanish (HBW): Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Spanish (Honduras): Paloma de castilla
Spanish (Mexico): Paloma Común (Doméstica), Paloma doméstica
Spanish (Panama): Paloma Doméstica
Spanish (Peru): Paloma Doméstica, Paloma Doméstica (doméstica)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Paloma Doméstica (Asilvestrada)
Spanish (Paraguay): Paloma casera, Paloma doméstica (doméstica)
Spanish (Uruguay): Paloma Doméstica, Paloma Doméstica (Asilvestrada)
Spanish (Venezuela): Paloma Doméstica, Paloma Doméstica (forma doméstica establecida)
Estonian: 0, Kodutuvi
Basque: Haitz-usoa, Haitz-usoa (etxe-usoa)
Persian: کبوتر چاهی (Feral Pigeon)
Finnish: kalliokyyhky, kalliokyyhky (kesykyyhky)
Faroese: Bládúgva, Bládúgva (blendingur)
French: Pigeon biset (domestique), Pigeon biset (forme domestique)
French (Haiti): Pigeon domestique
Friulian: colomp
Irish: Colm Aille
Gaelic: Calman Creige
Galician: Pomba brava (doméstica), Pombo das rochas
Guarani: Pykasu óga
Manx: Calmane ny Creggey
Haitian Creole French: Pijon
Hebrew: יונת בית, יונת סלעים
Hindi: Mada pura
Croatian: Divlji Golub
Hungarian: Parlagi galamb
Armenian: Թխակապույտ Աղավնի, Թխակապույտ աղավնի (Վայրագ)
Indonesian: Merpati Batu
Icelandic: Bjargdúfa, Bjargdúfa (húsdúfa)
Italian: Piccione domestico, Piccione selvatico
Japanese (romaji): kawarabato, kawarabato (Feral Pigeon), kawarabato (kachikugata)
Japanese: カワラバト (Feral Pigeon), カワラバト (家畜型), カワラバト(ドバト), カワラバト（ドバト、家畜型）
Japanese (Kanji): 河原鳩
Georgian: გარეული მტრედი
Kara-Kalpak: үй кептери
Kabardian: тхьэрыкъуэ Ӏэл, унэ тхьэрыкъуэхэр
Mongolian, Halh: хотын тагтаа, хөхвөр тагтаа, хөхөмдөг тагтаа
Khakas: Худай хузы
Kazakh: асыранды кептер, көгершін, Кєк кептер, үй көгершіні, үй кептері
Kazakh (Transliteration): kök kepter
Korean: 집비둘기, 집비둘기 (Feral Pigeon)
Korean (Transliteration): jip-bidulgi
Karachay-Balkar: кѐгюрчюн, кѐгюрчюнле, кийик кѐгюрчюн
North Karelian: kotikyyhkyni
Cornish: Colom carrek
Kirghiz: бакма көгүчкөн, жапайы көгүчкөн, көгүчкөн, кептер, көөчкөн
Scientific: Columba (domestica) ß livia, Columba domestica, Columba livia, Columba livia (Domestic type), Columba livia (Feral Pigeon), Columba livia [var. domestica], Columba livia domestica, Columba livia livia
Luxembourgish: Hausdauf
Lithuanian: Naminis karvelis, Uolinis karvelis
Latvian: Mājas balodis
Malagasy: Voromailala
Macedonian: Див гулаб
Malayalam: അമ്പലപ്രാവ്, മാടപ്പ്രാവ്
Mongolian: анханы тагтаа, зэрлэг тагтаа, хотын тагтаа, Хөхвөр тагтаа, Хөхвөр тагтаа (суурин газрын), хөхөмдөг тагтаа, хээрийн тагтаа
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠦᠬᠡᠪᠦᠷ ᠲᠠᠭᠲᠠᠭᠠ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠨ ᠦ ᠲᠠᠭᠲᠠᠭᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Анханы тагтаа
Mongolian (Transliteration): aŋkhani tagtaa
Moldavian: Porumbel domestic
Marathi: कबूतर
Malay: Merpati
Maltese: ħamiem, ħamiema, ħamimiet, Tudun tal-Ġebel
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): анханы тагтаа, зэрлэг тагтаа, хээрийн тагтаа
Dutch: Rotsduif, Rotsduif (verwilderd)
Norwegian: Bydue, domesticus
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): mustukägöi
Polish: golab miejski, gołąb miejski
Pinyin: yě gē
Portuguese: Pombo-doméstico
Portuguese (Brazil): Pombo-doméstico, pombo-doméstico (feral)
Portuguese (Madeira): Pombo-da-rocha (forma doméstica)
Portuguese (Portugal): Pombo-das-rochas (forma doméstica)
Romansh: Columba da chasa selvadia
Romanian: Porumbel de casă, Porumbel de stâncă (domestic)
Russian: Сизый голубь, Сизый голубь (Одомашненного типа)
Yakut: холууп
Sardinian: Columbu aresti
Scots: Calman creige
Northern Sami: Duvvá
Slovak: holub divý (domestikovaný, voľne žijúci), holub domáci
Slovenian: Domači golob, skalni golob
Albanian: Pëllumbi i egër i shkëmbit
Serbian: pitomi golub, Podivljali domaći golub
Sotho, Southern: Leeba-la-sekhooa
Swedish: Klippduva, klippduva (Feral Pigeon), klippduva (tamduva)
Swahili: Njiwa-mjini
Tamil: Mada Pura
Tajik: кабӯдар, кабӯтар, кабӯтари хонагӣ, кафтар
Thai: นกพิราบป่า, นกพิราบป่า (Feral), นกพิราบป่า (ปละ)
Thai (Transliteration): nók pʰí-râap pàa
Turkmen: kaya güvercini
Turkish: Kaya güvercini, Kaya güvercini (şehir güvercini), Şehir Güvercini
Tatar: йорт күгәрчене, күгәрчен, күгәрчене, күгәрченнәр
Tahitian: u 'u aira' o
Tuvinian: азырал көге-буга, көге-буга, Көгулдүр көге-буга, көк-буга
Udmurt: гӧглаж, гӧглат, гӧгӧр, гӧгӧрсин, гӧгӧрчи, гули, гурт дыдык, гуук, дыдык, дыдыкъѐс, кӧгӧр, кӧгӧрсин, кӧрсинь, кыгырчи, кыр кӧгӧрсин
Ukrainian: Голуб сизий
Uzbek: уй кабутари, хонаки каптар
Vietnamese: Gầm ghì đá
Kalmyk: бор көглҗирһн, бор көглҗрһн, буурл көглҗирһн, герин көглҗирһн, герин көглҗрһн, зерлг көглҗрһн
Chinese: 原鸽, 原鸽（野化家鸽）
Chinese (Traditional): 原鴿, 野鴿(野化)
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 野鴿
Chinese (Taiwan): 野鸽
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