Species Detail - Rock Dove (Columba livia) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Columba livia
Rock Dove
NHMSYS0000530307
RecommendedWell-formed
Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, Columba livia (feral) Gmelin, 1789, Columba livia feral J.F.Gmelin, 1789, Feral Pigeon , Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove , Rock Pigeon
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species
coliv
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Bird
Species
992
218
101
21/07/1978
28/10/2025
1 January (recorded in 1970)
31 December (recorded in 2002)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Rock Dove (Columba livia), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/11274