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Columba livia
(Birds)

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Species description or overview

Rock dove (Columba livia) information from Animal Diversity Web
Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) information is available online from AnimalDiversityWeb.org.

Columba livia description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Columba livia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Columba livia information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Columba livia, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Impacts

Columba livia impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Columba livia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Columba livia management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Columba livia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Images of Columba livia (rock dove) from Hawaii
Online images of Columba livia (rock dove) from Hawaii are made available by Forest & Kim Starr.

Distribution

Distribution of Columba livia (Columbidae) in the Hawaiian Islands as of 05/98ter@hear.org?subject=family info for genus 'Columba'"}]) on the main Hawaiian Islands
Distribution of Columba livia (Columbidae) in the Hawaiian Islands as of 05/98

Columba livia worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Columba livia is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Experts

Columba livia contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Columba livia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Columba livia references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Columba livia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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