Birds and wildlife
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusGroup: Pigeons and dovesUK Conservation status:AmberHow to identify
The UK's largest and most common pigeon, the Woodpigeon is largely grey with a white neck patch and white wing patches, clearly visible in flight. Although shy in the countryside it can be tame and approachable in towns and cities. Its cooing call is a familiar sound in woodland as is the loud clatter of its wings when it flies away.Call
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Woodpigeon
Susanne Kuijpers / xeno-canto
Key
- Resident
- Passage
- Summer
- Winter
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