Common wood pigeon / Ringeltaube (Columba palumbus)
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MerlinBirdID says a common wood pigeon. 2025-04-09 16:10:09 Switzerland
Observations
First documented observation: 2020-04-18 at the Luppmen. Most recent observation: 2026-04-29 in Switzerland.Description
Classification: Genus Columba (Columba); Family Pigeons (Columbidae)General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel, Wintergast
Seasonal behavior
Presence: 03-01 - 10-25Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=40-42 cm, wingspan=75-80 cm, weight=284-614 gHabitats: Forest
Vocalisation
Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording. Song:
Gu-guh-guh-guh guh-gugugu –gu. „ Hansrüdi wo geisch hi, ga Thun, was ga mache, ga Mähl hole, wiviel, es mutt“
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Song a 5 syllable cooing phrase, with emphasis on first syllable (1.st also higher pitched). Fift syllable functions as an introduction to next phrase. [Link]
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MerlinSoundId MerlinBirdID says European Goldfinch Eurasian Blackbird Common Wood-Pigeon Mistle Thrush Great Tit - from the amphitheater in Syracusa - TBI what's the funny clicking noise after the goldfinch song? Switzerland 2025-05-30 18:15:00 Singers: European goldfinch, Common blackbird🐦, Common wood pigeon🐦, Mistle thrush🐦, Great tit🐦
♫ 2025-05-30 18:15:00 Switzerland (song)
Media
Wood pigeon in Wallisellen. 2025-04-07 17:16:48 Wallisellen
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Ringeltaube im Wald. 2024-09-08 08:03:30 Fehraltorf
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Ringeltaube, Parque de Retiro, Madrid. 2024-07-13 12:47:09 Madrid
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Ringeltaube beim Aa am Greifensee. 2024-06-07 16:49:25 Greifensee
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Ringeltaube. 2024-05-20 08:26:50 Klingnauer Stausee (man-made lake)
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Common wood pigeon at Calo dOr. 2022-04-08 10:20:02
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Collared dove or wood pigeon? BirdNet says wood pigeon, but I normally see collared doves or feral pigeons here. Luppmen 2020-04-27 13:13:11
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MerlinSoundId MerlinBirdID says European Goldfinch Eurasian Blackbird Common Wood-Pigeon Mistle Thrush Great Tit - from the amphitheater in Syracusa - TBI what's the funny clicking noise after the goldfinch song? Switzerland 2025-05-30 18:15:00 Singers: European goldfinch, Common blackbird🐦, Common wood pigeon🐦, Mistle thrush🐦, Great tit🐦
♫ 2025-05-30 18:15:00 Switzerland (song)
Birdnet - Common wood pigeon. Luppmen 2020-04-18 07:32:58 ♫ 2020-04-18 07:32:58 Source: BirdNet 20200418_073258 birdnet - Common wood pigeon.mp3 Luppmen (song?)
MerlinSoundId MBI says Black cap warbler, Yellowhammer, Common chaffinch, Common wood pigeon, Common blackbird @ Pfäffikon, Zürich, 20. Pfaeffikon 2025-05-14 15:35:00 Singers: Black cap warbler, Yellowhammer🐦, Common chaffinch🐦, Common wood pigeon🐦, Common blackbird🐦
♫ 2025-05-14 15:35:00 Pfaeffikon (song?)
Im Wald bei Freudwil Singdrossel Gesang, Ringeltaube, evtl Pi-rol weit im Hintergrund. Freudwil 2025-06-17 08:14:04 Singers: Song thrush, Common wood pigeon🐦
♫ 2025-06-17 08:14:04
Source: Zoom H2n Freudwil (song)Birdnet 497 not interested in the pigeon - Common wood pigeon. Luppmen 2020-05-10 15:15:10 ♫ 2020-05-10 15:15:10 Source: BirdNet 20200510_151510 birdnet 497 not interested in the pigeon - Common wood pigeon.mp3 Luppmen (song?)
Birdnet 709 plus Rotkehlchen, very nice and melodic - Common wood pigeon. Staldenweiher 2020-06-23 18:19:45 Singers: European robin, Common wood pigeon🐦
♫ 2020-06-23 18:19:45 Source: BirdNet 20200623_181945 birdnet 709 plus Rotkehlchen, very nice and melodic - Common wood pigeon.mp3 Staldenweiher (song?)
MerlinSoundId MBI says Common wood pigeon, Common redshank, European robin, Common blackbird, Muscicapa striata [striata group], Black cap warbler, Parus major [major group]. Switzerland 2025-05-14 17:15:00 Singers: Common wood pigeon, Common redshank🐦, European robin🐦, Common blackbird🐦, Black cap warbler🐦
♫ 2025-05-14 17:15:00 Switzerland (song?)
MerlinSoundId Hooded crows, eurasian blackbirds, European serin, Sardinian warbler, European goldfinch, common wood-pigeon on Stromboli. Stromboli 2025-06-08 07:33:00 Singers: Hooded crow, Common blackbird🐦, European serin🐦, Sardinian warbler🐦, European goldfinch🐦, Common wood pigeon🐦
♫ 2025-06-08 07:33:00 Stromboli (song)
Birdnet 571 peep at 5-7 KHz is not pigeon - Common wood pigeon. Hungerseeli 2020-06-03 08:32:57 ♫ 2020-06-03 08:32:57 Source: BirdNet 20200603_083257 birdnet 571 peep at 5-7 KHz is not pigeon - Common wood pigeon.mp3 Hungerseeli (song?)
Im Wald bei Flughafen Speck vor allen Singdrossel und Tannenmeisen, aber Merlin hat auch Amsel, Rotkehlchen, Mönchsgrasmücke, Kohlmeise, Ringeltaube und Buntspecht gemeldet. Switzerland 2026-04-29 17:59:18 Singers: Song thrush, Coal tit🐦, Merlin🐦, Common blackbird🐦, European robin🐦, Black cap warbler🐦, Great tit🐦, Common wood pigeon🐦, Great spotted woodpecker🐦
♫ 2026-04-29 17:59:18
Source: Zoom H2n Switzerland (song?)