Bolle's pigeon
Columba bollii Godman, 1872
LCLeast ConcernbirdsExtinct
The bolle's pigeon (Columba bollii) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 457.5 g to 470 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bolle's pigeon
- Weight
- 457.5 g – 470 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 65 cm – 68 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the bolle's pigeon?
Where does the bolle's pigeon live?
Not recorded
What is the bolle's pigeon?
Bolle's pigeon, Bolle's laurel pigeon or dark-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba bollii) is a species of pigeon in the genus Columba that is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. This bird is named after the German naturalist Carl Bolle, who was the first to distinguish it from the laurel pigeon. This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat.
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Is the bolle's pigeon endangered?
The bolle's pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bolle's pigeon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- genusColumba
- SpeciesColumba bollii Godman, 1872
Synonyms Columba trocaz bollii
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- Bolle's laurel pigeonEnglish
- Bolle's laurel pigeonEnglish
- BOPIEnglish
- Dark-tailed laurel-pigeonEnglish
- Dark-tailed laurel-pigeonEnglish
- حمام بوليArabic
- Канарски гълъбBulgarian
- colom canari cuafoscCatalan
- holub kanárskýCzech
- colomen BolleWelsh
- LaurbærdueDanish
- KanarentaubeGerman
- Bolle-TaubeGerman
- Bolles LorbeertaubeGerman
- kanaria kolomboEsperanto
- Paloma turquéSpanish
- kanaari loorberituviEstonian
- kanariankyyhkyFinnish
- Pigeon de BolleFrench
- Colm canárachIrish
- יונה קנריתHebrew
- szürkefejű babérgalambHungarian
- EyjadúfaIcelandic
- Colomba di BolleItalian
- カナリーバトJapanese
- kanarinis karvelisLithuanian
- Bolles balodisLatvian
- Bolles LaurierduifDutch
- kanaridueNorwegian
- gołąb kanaryjskiPolish
- pombo-turquesaPortuguese
- Pombo-turquezaPortuguese
- Канарский вяхирьRussian
- Канарский голубьRussian
- Темнохвостый лавровый голубьRussian
- KanáriaduvváNorthern Sami
- holub vavrínovýSlovak
- kanarski golobSlovenian
- Kanarski golubSerbian
- kanarieduvaSwedish
- Küçük Defne GüverciniTurkish
- голуб канарськийUkrainian
- 波氏鴿Chinese
- 波氏林鴿Chinese
- 波氏鸽Chinese
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Relatives of the bolle's pigeon
Other species in the same genus Columba.
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Snow pigeon
Columba leuconota
Hill pigeon
Columba rupestris
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bolle's pigeon?
An adult bolle's pigeon weighs 457.5 g – 470 g and has a wingspan of 65 cm – 68 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bolle's pigeon endangered?
The bolle's pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bolle's pigeon?
The bolle's pigeon (Columba bollii) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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