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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia

The Rock Pigeon is the familiar city pigeon, highly variable in plumage and loved by pigeon fanciers and many urbanites as well. It is a very widespread and abundant permanent resident in Massachusetts.
Conservation Status
Introduced

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

No data
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
no data
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
No data available
National Audubon Societyb
No data available
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
565
Atlas II Blocks
648
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
58
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
62
Percent change
104

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-3.3%
P-value
significant, declining
Number of routes
26
Recent trend 2000-2010
-3.5%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
1.3
Significantly different than zero
yes
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
-0.2
Significantly different than zero
no
Christmas Bird Count Sightings By Year
Data reflects sightings per person per hour in order to account for varying numbers of yearly volunteers.

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Coastal, Urban and Suburban

Wintering

Coastal, Urban and Suburban