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Columba livia

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Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Columbiformes
Family Columbinae
Subfamily Columbinae
Genus Columba
Species livia
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Name: Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon

Rock Dove
Columba livia at Race Rocks
Surprisingly this is the first pigeon we have seen at Race Rocks The week this photo was taken on the remote camera by PB, it has been non-stop winds from the West over 25km/hr. Perhaps it was just blown away from its normal flock.
Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon Rock Dove
Moisture and heat retention by breathing under the wings . It appeared on June 15,2009. Most of the pigeons we see around Victoria are the typical grey body with dark bands Rock dove sitting on bluff at Race Rocks
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This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of Lester B. Pearson College June. 2009 Pam Birley
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