Columba livia
species of pigeon; the wild bird from which domesticated pigeons derive
IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Columbiformes • Familia: Columbidae • Genus: Columba • Species: Columba livia Gmelin, 1789
IUCN: 
Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 (old web site) (Least Concern)
Wikispecies has an entry on:
- English: Rock Dove
- Afrikaans: Wildeposduif
- العربية: حمام طوراني
- مصرى: حمام جبلى
- azərbaycanca: Çöl göyərçini
- башҡортса: Күк күгәрсен
- беларуская: Шызы голуб
- беларуская (тарашкевіца): шызы голуб
- български: Скален гълъб
- বাংলা: জালালি কবুতর
- brezhoneg: Dube
- bosanski: Golub pećinar
- буряад: Гулабхаа
- català: Colom
- 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄: Băh-gák
- нохчийн: Сира-сийна кхокха
- čeština: Holub skalní
- чӑвашла: Ахаль кăвакарчăн
- Cymraeg: Colomen graig
- dansk: Klippedue
- Deutsch: Felsentaube
- Ελληνικά: Περιστέρι
- emiliàn e rumagnòl: Pizån
- Esperanto: Kolombo
- español: Paloma bravía
- eesti: Kaljutuvi
- euskara: Haitz-uso
- فارسی: کبوتر چاهی
- suomi: Kalliokyyhky, Kesykyyhky
- Na Vosa Vakaviti: Ruve
- føroyskt: Bládúgva
- français: Pigeon biset
- Frysk: Rotsdo
- Gaeilge: Colm aille
- Gàidhlig: Calman creige
- galego: Pomba das rochas
- Gaelg: Calmane creggey
- Hausa: Tantabara
- עברית: יונת הסלע, יונת סלע
- हिन्दी: pigean
- hrvatski: Divlji golub, Golub pećinar
- magyar: Szirti galamb
- հայերեն: Թխակապույտ աղավնի
- Bahasa Indonesia: Merpati karang
- italiano: Piccione
- 日本語: カワラバト
- Jawa: Mégan
- ქართული: გარეული მტრედი
- Qaraqalpaqsha: Ko'k kepter
- адыгэбзэ: Губгъуэтхьэрыкъуэ
- қазақша: Көк кептер
- ಕನ್ನಡ: ನೀಲಿ ಪಾರಿವಾಳ
- 한국어: 바위비둘기
- перем коми: Дуді
- kurdî: Kewê hêşin
- kernowek: Colom carrek
- кыргызча: Көк көгүчкөн
- лезги: ГьакӀан лиф
- lietuvių: Uolinis karvelis, Naminis karvelis
- latviešu: Klinšu balodis
- Malagasy: Voromailala mahazatra
- македонски: Гулаб
- മലയാളം: മാടപ്രാവ്
- मराठी: कबूतर
- кырык мары: Кӓдӹ
- Bahasa Melayu: Merpati biasa
- norsk bokmål: Klippedue
- नेपाली: मलेवा
- Nederlands: Rotsduif
- norsk nynorsk: Klippedue
- norsk: Klippedue
- Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ hasbídí dootłʼizhígíí
- livvinkarjala: Kyyhköi
- ирон: Бæлон
- polski: Gołąb skalny
- پنجابی: جنگلی کبوتر
- português: Pombo-comum
- Runa Simi: Qaqa paluma
- română: Porumbel
- русский: Сизый голубь
- Scots: Rock-doo
- سنڌي: پاريهر
- srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Golub pećinar
- Simple English: Rock dove
- slovenčina: Holub divý
- slovenščina: Skalni golob
- shqip: Pëllumbi i zi
- српски / srpski: Голуб пећинар
- Sunda: Japati
- svenska: Klippduva
- தமிழ்: மாடப்புறா
- ไทย: นกพิราบ
- Türkmençe: Gök kepderi
- Türkçe: Kaya güvercini
- татарча / tatarça: Күгәрчен
- українська: Голуб сизий
- oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Koʻk kaptar
- vèneto: Colonp
- Tiếng Việt: Gầm ghì đá
- 吴语: 鹁鸽
- 粵語: 白鴿
- 中文: 原鸽
- 中文（简体）: 原鸽
- 中文（繁體）: 原鴿, 野鴿
- 中文（臺灣）: 岩鴿
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Courtship display
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Courtship display (with pirouettes and bowing)
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Pigeons eating