Stock Dove — Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium / CC BY 2.0

Bird · Columbidae

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Bird call

© Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin / XC1143176 / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Facts

Habitat: Mature deciduous woodland, farmland with veteran trees
IUCN status: LC (Least Concern)
Wingspan: ~60 cm

Stock Dove plumage — Plumage · (c) Amanda Janusz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ecological relationships

Nests in

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Obligate cavity nester that cannot breed in open trees, entirely dependent on large natural hollows in veteran Pedunculate Oak. Unlike Woodpigeon, it has no alternative nest site. Population size is closely tied to veteran oak availability.