Wood Pigeon

A large conspicuous pigeon with distinctive noisy wingbeats it is the only remaining New Zealand bird capable of swallowing large fruit and so is an important seed disperser for native trees.

Wood pigeon. 3 synonyms for wood pigeon. Sharp line separates upper breast from white lower breast belly and legs. The UKs largest and commonest pigeon the woodpigeon is largely grey with a white neck patch and white wing patches clearly visible in flight.

Wood Pigeon - Often Unnoticed and UnderratedFilmed on March 4th 2014Video Produced by Paul Dinning - Wildlife in Cornwall. What are synonyms for wood pigeon. The male wood pigeon has brighter plumage than the female.

It belongs to the genus Columba and like all pigeons and doves belongs to the family Columbidae. Common and conspicuous in wooded and semiopen habitats including towns and gardens. 2 This name has given rise to several areas known for keeping pigeons to be named after it such as Culver Down.

Wood pigeons have flown in to the top ten list of most common birds in UK gardens. Wood pigeon species Columba palumbus bird of the subfamily Columbinae in the pigeon family Columbidae found from the forested areas of Europe North Africa and western Asia east to the mountains of Sikkim state in India. Gallery edit edit source.

The kereru Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae or New Zealand pigeon is the only pigeon endemic to the New Zealand mainland. Although shy in the countryside it can be tame and approachable in towns and cities. Forms flocks especially in winter.

C a type of large pigeon a type of bird with a rounded body. Also woodpigeon uk ˈwʊd ˌpɪdʒən us ˈwʊd ˌpɪdʒən. It is locally known in southeast England as the culver.