BirdColumbidae
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
- Habitat
- Mature deciduous woodland, farmland with veteran trees
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~60 cm
Ecological relationships
Nests in
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburObligate 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.