Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) wildspecies.ca

Exotic

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Rock Pigeon

French common name:

Pigeon biset

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Rock Dove	Pigeon biset
2005	Rock Pigeon	Pigeon biset
2010	Rock Pigeon	Pigeon biset
2015	Rock Pigeon	Pigeon biset
2020	Rock Pigeon	Pigeon biset

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Columba livia	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2005	Columba livia	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2010	Columba livia	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2015	Columba livia	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2020	Columba livia	Columbidae	Columbiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Not Applicable
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Not Applicable
2020	Not Applicable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - NNA
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Exotic - 7
2005	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present