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Rock Dove (Rotsduif) | Guineaduif / Speckled Pigeon | Metallic Pigeon (Witkeelduif) | Naaktoogduif / Bare-Eyed Pigeon | European Turtle Dove (Zomertortel) | Laughing Dove (Palmtortel) | Barred Cuckoo-Dove (Gestreepte Koekoeksduif) | Red Collared Dove (Rode Tortel) | Spotted Dove (Parelhalstortel) | Smaragdduif / Green-Winged Dove | Crested Pigeon (Spitskuifduif) | Wonga Pigeon (Wongaduif) | Diamantduif / Diamond Dove | Zebra Dove (Zebraduif) | Bar-Shouldered Dove (Roodnekzebraduif) | Croaking Ground Dove (Peruaanse Steenduif) | Blue Ground Dove (Blauwe Grondduif) | Socorrotreurduif / Socorro Dove | Witvleugeltreurduif / White-Winged Dove | Blue-Headed Quail-Dove (Blauwkopkwartelduif) | Crested Quail-Dove (Kuifkwartelduif) | Ruddy Quail-Dove (Bergkwartelduif) | Nicobar Pigeon (Manenduif) | Dolksteekduif / Luzon Bleeding-Heart | Mindanao Bleeding-Heart (Bartletts Dolksteekduif) | Cinnamon Ground-Dove (Geelhartpatrijsduif) | Sulawesi Ground Dove (Sulawesipatrijsduif) | Pheasant Pigeon (Fazantduif) | Kroonduif / Crowned Pigeon | Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Waaierduif) | Sclater's Crowned Pigeon (Sclaters Kroonduif) | White-Eared Brown Dove (Kleine Bruine Vruchtduif) | Pink-Headed Fruit-Dove (Roodhalsjufferduif) | Jambu Fruit-Dove (Jambujufferduif) | Black-Chinned Fruit Dove (Leclanchers Jufferduif) | Pink-Spotted Fruit-Dove (Pareljufferduif) | Orange-Fronted Fruit Dove (Goudvoorhoofdjufferduif) | Superb Fruit Dove (Kleine Prachtjufferduif) | Beautiful Fruitdove (Temmincks Jufferduif) | Black-Naped Fruit Dove (Zwartnekjufferduif) | Cloven-Feathered Dove (Zijden Jufferduif) | Madagascar Blue Pigeon (Malagassische Blauwe Duif) | Green Imperial Pigeon (Groene Muskaatduif) | Pink-Headed Imperial Pigeon (Roze Muskaatduif) | Zwartkraagmuskaatduif / Collared Imperial-Pigeon | Pied Imperial Pigeon (Bonte Muskaatduif) | Silver-Tipped Imperial Pigeon (Witte Muskaatduif)

Rock Dove (Rotsduif)




Rock Dove (Rock Pigeon) - Columba livia - Rotsduif
Native to South-Eurasia, North-Africa to India.
The Feral Pigeon (Columba livia forma domestica) is a domesticated form of Rock Pigeon and is introduced worldwide.

The following 9 subspecies are being recognized:
Columba livia livia - West- and Central-Europe, North-Africa to Central-Asia;
Columba livia gymnocycla - Mauritania and Senegal to South-Mali and Ghana;
Columba livia targia - North-Mali and South-Algeria to Central Sudan;
Columba livia dakhlae - -West-Egypt;
Columba livia schimperi - East-Egypt, South-Sudan and Eritrea;
Columba livia palaestinae - Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) to Syria and West- and South-Arabian Peninsula;
Columba livia gaddi - East-Turkey to Uzbekistan and West- and North-Afghanistan;
Columba livia neglecta - West-Pakistan and East-Afghanistan to the Himalayas;
Columba livia intermedia - South-India and Sri Lanka.

Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.


Rock DoveColumba livia ssp.
Rock Dove
Columba livia ssp.
Rock DoveColumba livia ssp.
Rock Dove
Columba livia ssp.