Stock Dove (Columba oenas)

Other Names (World)
Stock Dove, Stock Pigeon, Western Stock-dove, Western Stock-pigeon, Wood Dove

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
32 - 34 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat
Open country, parklands, rocky coasts.

Range (Guide)

Albania (B), Algeria, Andorra (B), Armenia (B), Austria (B) (NB), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Belarus (B), Belgium (B) (NB), Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Bulgaria (B) (NB), China (mainland) (B), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B) (NB), Cyprus (NB), Czech Republic (B) (NB), Denmark (B) (P), Egypt, Estonia (B) (NB), Finland (B) (NB) (P), France (B) (NB) (P), Georgia (B), Germany (B) (NB) (P), Greece (B) (NB), Hungary (B) (NB) (P), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (NB), Ireland (B) (NB), Israel, Italy (B) (NB), Jordan (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Latvia (B), Liechtenstein (B), Lithuania (B) (NB), Luxembourg (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Malta, Moldova [Republic of] (B) (NB) (P), Montenegro (B), Morocco, Netherlands Antilles (B) (NB), Norway (B), Poland (B), Portugal (B) (NB), Romania (B) (NB) (P), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia, Serbia (B), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B) (NB), Slovenia (B), Spain (B) (NB) (P), Sweden (B), Switzerland (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B), Ukraine (B) (NB) (P), United Kingdom (B) (NB), Uzbekistan (B).

Vagrant to Afghanistan, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman, Tunisia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,700,000 - 3,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds, green leaves, buds and flowers, occasionally invertebrates.

Voice
A warm, two syllable cooing, 'oo-look'. Also growling calls at the nest.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (150)...)

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) [XC685377]
by Irish Wildlife Sounds from Hesse (near Bad Vilbel), Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (song)

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) [XC537236]
by Micha\u0142 Jezierski from Villeurbanne, Rh\u00f4ne, Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, France (song, tourterelle turque)

Nest
In a hole of a tree, cliff or building, sparsely lined with twigs and grass. Also rabbit burrows.

Eggs (Guide)
2; glossy, white; ellipsoidal. Incubation: about 17 days; by both sexes.

Subspecies
Closely related to Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni) and Somali Pigeon (Columba oliviae).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

oenas Linnaeus, 1758 - Britain north to southern Scandinavia and Finland, south to Portugal and north-western Africa, and east to northern Iran, Caspian Sea and north-eastern Kazakhstan (Semipalatinsk).
yarkandensis Buturlin, 1908 - Eastern Uzbekistan, Kirgizia and Tadjikistan east through Tien Shan and Tarim Basin to Lop Nur (eastern Xinjiang).

References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7

Files:

JPG files for Stock Dove (Columba oenas) - 10 files

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