rock pigeon

English

Alternative forms

• Often used in the capitalized form: Rock Pigeon

Pronunciation

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Noun

rock pigeon (plural rock pigeons)

1. A rock dove (Columba livia).
2. (Africa) A speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).
3. (Australia) A chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).
4. (Australia) A white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).

Synonyms

• rock dove

Translations

rock dove, Columba livia — see rock dove

speckled pigeon, Columba guinea

• French: Pigeon roussard m (species), pigeon roussard m
• German: Guineataube f, Strichelhalstaube f
• Spanish: paloma de Guinea f

chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis

• Dutch: roodvleugelkwartelduif (nl) m or f
• French: Colombine rufipenne f (species), colombine rufipenne f
• German: Rotspiegeltaube f, Rotflügel-Steintaube f
• Spanish: paloma roquera alirrufa f

white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis

• Dutch: witvleugelkwartelduif (nl) m or f
• French: Colombine des rochers f (species), colombine des rochers f
• German: Weißspiegeltaube f, Weissspiegeltaube f (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), Weißflügel-Steintaube f, Weissflügel-Steintaube f (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
• Spanish: paloma roquera aliblanca f

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