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wood pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

Alternative forms

• woodpigeon, wood-pigeon

Noun

wood pigeon ‎(plural wood pigeons)

1. The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus.
2. Any of several related species of pigeon in the genus Columba.
3. A very large (up to 650 grams) species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

Synonyms

• (Columba palumbus): culver, common woodpigeon, zoozoo
• (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae): kereru, kererū, kūkū, kūkupa, New Zealand pigeon

Translations

See also

• Wood pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• New Zealand pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Columba palumbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• wood pigeon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons