British Population Size:
Summer:
309 thousand territories
in 2000
 
First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Important Breeding Population
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
oenas AMBER (Important Population)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Arable Farmland
Also common in:
Villages, Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Pasture Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
520 to 710 thousand pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*), Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
38 x 29 mm
Egg Weight:
16.7 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
368
Clutch Size:
2 eggs
2.04 ± 0.34 (1 - 3) N = 2223
Incubation:
21- 23 days
21.90 ± 2.53 (17.5 - 26.5) N = 2207
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
28 - 29days
28.00 ± 3.14 (21 - 33) N = 2665
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
4 Jun (6 Apr - 24 Aug)
Number of Broods:
1-4
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
0.550
Juvenile Survival:
0.400 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
9 years 2 months 12 days (set in 1962)
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
E
Wing Length
Adult:
223.0 ± 8.4
Range
196.0 - 243.0 mm, (N = 316)
Juvenile:
212.0 ± 10.3
Range
188.0 - 232.0 mm, (N = 66)
Male:
224.2 ± 6.3
Range
197.0 - 240.0 mm, (N = 45)
Female:
222.7 ± 10.6
Range
196.0 - 240.0 mm, (N = 73)
Weight
Adult:
327.5 ± 40.84
Range
195.3 - 435.0 g , (N =141)
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
330.9 ± 36.79
Range
205.0 - 435.0 g , (N =27)
Female:
326.2 ± 37.10
Range
208.0 - 430.0 g , (N =51)
Seasonal:
Summer 325.5 ± 31.43 (N = 534)  
Autumn 316.8 ± 39.10 (N = 90)
Winter 347.6 ± 36.49 (N = 114)  
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Stock Pigeon
Gaelic:
Calman-gorm
Welsh:
Colomen Wyllt
Danish:
Huldue
Dutch:
Holeduif
Finnish:
Uuttukyyhky
French:
Pigeon colombin
German:
Hohltaube
Hungarian:
Kék galamb
Icelandic:
Holudúfa
Irish:
Colm Gorm
Italian:
Colombella
Norwegian:
Skogdue
Polish:
Siniak
Portuguese:
Pombo-bravo
Spanish:
Paloma zurita
Swedish:
Skogsduva
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Goodwin, D. 1983 Pigeons and doves of the world (3rd ed) Cornell University Press, Ithaca
[598.623 GOO]
See Also:
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Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead