Genius of the Woodpigeon

[unapalomablanca]

Can the woodpigeon be found in other continents or is it mainly native to europe? Its a great bird, i read today that there was a case of one living to 13 years of age!. If you have any more pigeon trivia feel free to enlighten me.

[Beardo]

there are quite a few subspecies....

Azores Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus azorica Hartert, 1905

Asian Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus casiotis (Bonaparte, 1854)

North African Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus excelsa (Bonaparte, 1856)

Iranian Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus iranica (Zarudny, 1910)

Madeiran Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus maderensis Tschusi, 1904 †

European Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus palumbus Linnaeus, 1758

[turk101]

There's one on my farm he's 7 years of age now just goes to show how good my shooting is :blink:

 

turk

Edited August 10, 2010 by turk101

[Highlander]

Actual name is Ring Dove but has many localised names; Queest, Quest, Quist, Quisty and Queese and there's mention as far back as 1667 of Quist most probably derived from the Latin 'Questus' meaning complaint or lament...coo-coo-ooo Coo Coo!

 

Another name is Cushat mentioned as early as 1544. Cushie Doo in Scotland and probably linked to the Anglo-Saxon Cuscote meaning wild pigeon.

 

In Dorset, Culver mentioned by Chaucer in the 14th century. Probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon Culfre which may be a corruption of the Latin Columba, a pigeon.

 

The Ring Dove in the UK is different to it's European cousins in that it doesn't migrate.

 

If you need boring even more I've a library of info that you could spend hours delving into!

[Lez325]

There's one on my farm he's 7 years of age now just goes to show how good my shooting is

 

turk

 

 

Have you seen his Birth Certificate then???

 

Les

[soreshoulder]

Have you seen his Birth Certificate then??? :blink:

 

Les

 

 

he came in that close one time but turk still managed to miss him

[rodp]

Actual name is Ring Dove but has many localised names; Queest, Quest, Quist, Quisty and Queese and there's mention as far back as 1667 of Quist most probably derived from the Latin 'Questus' meaning complaint or lament...coo-coo-ooo Coo Coo!

 

Another name is Cushat mentioned as early as 1544. Cushie Doo in Scotland and probably linked to the Anglo-Saxon Cuscote meaning wild pigeon.

 

In Dorset, Culver mentioned by Chaucer in the 14th century. Probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon Culfre which may be a corruption of the Latin Columba, a pigeon.

 

The Ring Dove in the UK is different to it's European cousins in that it doesn't migrate.

 

If you need boring even more I've a library of info that you could spend hours delving into! :o

 

 

So, where does the feral pigeon come in to all this, they are related somewhere, yes?

[Highlander]

Well I guess if you go far enough back in time all pigeons are related somehow BUT the feral pigeon is not directly related to the Woodpigeon (Ring Dove) but is decended from the Rock Dove albeit through a transitional period when it was domesticated in medieval times as a winter food source.

 

The Rock Dove and the Feral Pigeon share the same Latin name, Columba Livia and there is a case of a Scottish chappie who was prosecuted for shooting Rock Doves (a protected species) but the case was not found as he claimed he was shooting Columba Livia or Feral Pigeons and the judge (rightfully) had to agree with him.