Columba livia Gmelin, JF, 1789
(Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon)

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Columba livia (feral)
Feral Pigeon
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColumba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon)
GenusColumba (pigeons)
FamilyCOLUMBIDAE (pigeons and doves)
OrderCOLUMBIFORMES (pigeons and doves)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Columba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon) :
1: Columba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon)
5 Apr 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male courting female
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Columba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Columba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Columba livia (Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Feral Pigeon)
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