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Columba palumbus

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Description

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a large species in the dove and pigeon family. It belongs to the genus Columba and, like all pigeons and doves, belongs to the family Columbidae. It is locally known in southeast England as the "culver"; This name has given rise to several areas known for keeping pigeons to be named after it, such as Culver Down.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2495455https://www.gbif.org/species/2495455
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)365966https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=365966
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Columba : Columba palumbus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Columba : Columba palumbus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
[Hierarchy too deep]
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
-CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidaeIlliger 1811
genusColumbaLinnaeus 1758
speciesColumba palumbusLinnaeus 1758
Generic NameColumba
Common Namecommon wood-pigeon
Scientific NameColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
Name Published InLinnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Columba palumbusspeciesbelongs to Columbastated without evidenceLinnaeus, 1758
Columba palumbusspeciesbelongs to Columbastated with evidenceBoule and De Villeneuve, 1927
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance2.59 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Columbidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietfrugivore, granivore (based on Columbidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Common Name(s) Common Wood Pigeon, Hringdúfa, Mánadúgva, Ringdue, Ringeltaube, Sepelkyyhky, Ringduva, Houtduif, Pigeon Ramier, Wood Pigeon, Common Wood Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Common Wood-pigeon (white-necked), Common Woodpigeon, Colombaccio, Paloma Torcaz, Grivar, Grzywacz, Holub Hrivnák, Holub Hřivnáč, Kaelustuvi E. Meigas, Lauku Balodis, Paprastasis Keršulis, Pombo-torcaz, Tudó, örvös Galamb, Вяхирь, モリバト, 斑尾林鴿, 斑尾林鸽, Common Wood-pigeon, Woodpigeon, Örvös Galamb, Gugashi, Guhaku, Llabatani, Tahtalı Güvercin, Ysguthan, Κοινή Φάσσα
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba_palumbus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Columba palumbus azorica
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus casiotis
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus excelsa
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus iranica
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus kirmanica
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus maderensis
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Columba palumbus palumbus
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1758Columba palumbus Linnaeus
1927Columba palumbus Boule and De Villeneuve p. 85
1988Columba palumbus Weesie p. 30 figs. Pl 6, figs 18-22
2017Columba palumbus Clements et al.

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542
Boule M., De Villeneuve L. (1927) La grotte de l'Observatoire à Monaco, Archives de l'Institut de Paléontologie Humaine Mémoire 1, 1-113
Weesie P. D. M. (1988) The Quaternary avifauna of Crete, Greece, Palaeovertebrata 18, 1-94
Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
(1998) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource - via Catalogue of Life
(2005) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.05.08 - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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