Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderColumbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
SpeciesColumba oenas (Stock Dove)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Plitvice Lakes National Park

3 Verified sightings at Plitvice Lakes National Park From 2019 to 2026

3,495 Verified sightings across all 22 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Stock Dove

The stock dove (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic, north to central Scandinavia and south to northwest Africa. Western and southern populations are resident, while northeastern populations are migratory to avoid the colder winters there. It is the type species of the genus Columba.

The stock dove was first formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other pigeons in the genus Columba and coined the binomial name Columba oenas. The specific name oenas is from the Ancient Greek οἰνάς oinás meaning "pigeon".

Two subspecies are recognised: C. o. oenas Linnaeus, 1758 – western Europe and northwestern Africa east to northern Kazakhstan, southwestern Siberia and northern Iran. C. o. yarkandensis Buturlin, 1908 – southeastern Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to western China; slightly paler than C. o. oenas.

The stock dove is 28–34 cm (11–13 in) long, with a wingspan of 60–66 cm (24–26 in) and a weight of 303–365 g in males, 286–290 g in females. The plumage is a blue-toned... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park

LC Endemic

Columba palumbus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
4	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
9	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
11	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
13	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
15	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
16	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
17	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
18	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
19	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
20	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
21	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

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