StatusIntroduced
RarityCommon
Height34 cm
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"Rock Pigeons have an incredible sense of direction and can find their way home from hundreds of kilometres away."
Field Guide
Rock Pigeon
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The Rock Pigeon (*Columba livia*) is a chunky, highly adaptable bird originally native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Now common and controversial bird in cities and towns across Australia, it thrives in urban areas wherever buildings provide ledges and nooks similar to its ancestral cliff habitats. Rock Pigeons are well known for their variable plumage, ranging from the classic blue-grey “wild type” to birds that are all black, white, or rusty-brown.
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