Common wood pigeon / Ringeltaube (Columba palumbus)
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Taube. 2020-04-11 08.25.00 Luppmen
Classification: Genus Columba; Family Pigeons (Columbidae)
Song:
Gu-guh-guh-guh guh-gugugu –gu. „ Hansruedi wo geisch hi, ga Thun, was ga mache, ga Mähl hole, wiviel, es mutt“
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Song a 5 syllable cooing phrase, with emphasis on first syllable (1.st also higher pitched). Fift syllable functions as an introduction to next phrase. [Link]
Calls: Other: Usual call has 5 coos: 2+1+2, contrasted with the collared dove's 3 = 2+1 [Link]
Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=75-80 cm, weight=284-614 g
Habitats: Forest Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
♫ Source: BirdNet 20200418_073258 birdnet - Common wood pigeon.mp3 2020-04-18 07.32.58 Luppmen (song?)
First documented observation : 2020-04-18 in Luppmen.
Media
Common wood pigeon at Calo dOr. 2022-04-08 10.20.02 Mallorca |
♫ Collared dove or wood pigeon? BirdNet says wood pigeon, but I normally see collared doves or feral pigeons here. Source: BirdNet 20200427_131311 birdnet 417 BirdNet says maybe blackcap too - Common wood pigeon.mp3 2020-04-27 13.13.11 Luppmen (song)
Additional Audio
♫ Source: BirdNet 20200603_083257 birdnet 571 peep at 5-7 KHz is not pigeon - Common wood pigeon.mp3 2020-06-03 08.32.57 Hungerseeli (song?)
♫ Source: BirdNet 20200510_151510 birdnet 497 not interested in the pigeon - Common wood pigeon.mp3 2020-05-10 15.15.10 Luppmen (song?)