Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Columba oenas Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Columbidae Order: Columbiformes Back
Stock dove Hohltaube Pigeon colombin Paloma zurita
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC 4 threat status S)
Migration: partial intercontinental

Columba oenas

Northern populations, like those of Fenno-Scandia and E Europe, are almost all migratory; moving further south, populations are progressively less migratory; in S Europe and Asia Minor birds mainly resident. Birds winter in Iberia and southern half of France, as well as rest of N Mediterranean basin.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations