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Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) call
A soft, throaty five-note coo, 'coo-COO-coo, coo-coo', repeated a few times and cut off abruptly.
Listen to the Common Wood Pigeon call
A field recording of the Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) by Andrew Skotnicki, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Common Wood Pigeon in garden and urban habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Common Wood Pigeon
These birds belong to the pigeon family, like the Common Wood Pigeon, so their calls can sound alike.
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Rock Pigeon Columba livia
A muffled rolling coo-roo-coo and clattering wingbeats on takeoff.
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Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
A monotonous three-note 'coo-COOO-cook' with the stress in the middle; a nasal 'kwurr' in flight.
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Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Gentle repeated 'coo-coo-croook'.
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New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Maori: kereru. Almost silent; the loud whoosh of its wingbeats gives it away.
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Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
A mournful coo-OO-oo-oo-oo; wings whistle sharply on takeoff.
Questions
Questions about the Common Wood Pigeon
What does the Common Wood Pigeon sound like?
A soft, throaty five-note coo, 'coo-COO-coo, coo-coo', repeated a few times and cut off abruptly. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Common Wood Pigeon?
Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Spotted Dove, New Zealand Pigeon and Mourning Dove sound similar.
Where can I hear the Common Wood Pigeon?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Common Wood Pigeon call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 1: Town & Garden. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Common Wood Pigeon in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Common Wood Pigeon comes in Level 1: Town & Garden. That Level is about the birds you hear every day.
Learn it with these birds in Level 1 of Birds of England
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European Robin Erithacus rubecula
A wistful, liquid warble of short varied phrases, sung all year and even at night under streetlights.
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Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Rich, mellow fluting song from an exposed perch; sharp alarm chatter.
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Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
A tiny bird with an explosive, rattling song of shrill notes and trills, astonishingly loud for its size.
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Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
A bright 'tsee-tsee-tsu-hu-hu-hu' ending in a fast trill; scolding churrs at the feeder.
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Great Tit Parus major
A loud, ringing 'teacher-teacher' see-saw, plus a huge range of chinks and churrs.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
A harsh, rapid machine-gun chatter, 'chak-chak-chak-chak'; a black-and-white bird with a long tail.
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