Hey, I’ve seen your comment about pigeon reddit communities. I’m happy for you that you found a way to host here and get so much attention.
I never had any special interest in pigeons, but I appreciate local Eurasian Collared Doves (if translated to English properly), hearing them around makes me happy. Are they technically pigeons, too?
Thank you!
Wenn call them “Türkentaube” (Translated it means turkish pigeon. They spread from Turkey to Europe in the 20th century) in Germany. And they are adorable. Especially their mating dance, which is similar to wood pigeons. Sadly there not that much of them where I live. Their calls are also great!
They are all part of the Columbidae family. I only know the distinction between “dove” and “pigeon” in English. In German, everything is called “Taube”.
European turtle dove -> Turteltaube
Eurasian collared dove -> Türkentaube
Common wood pigeon -> Ringeltaube
Lemon dove -> Zimttaube
Rock pigeon/dove -> Felstaube
Feral pigeon -> Stadttaube
And so on. Pigeons and doves are the same thing. Linguistically, however, there is a difference in English and maybe in other languages too.
Yeah, in my language they are also called the same name.
Do you mean that they are not common in Germany or just in your specific region? I just opened the window and I can hear their call even now, there is always some of them around.
Thanks for all the information, I had no idea that they came from Turkey. I’m looking forward to knowing more about these birds.
They are common in Germany, but somehow not in the area I live. But we have a lot of wood pigeons here, I also love their cooing and courtship dance. From Turkey to Japan those “Eurasian collared dove” are common, but they started also migrate to Europe around 90 Years ago from Turkey. This means: around 100 Years ago there were no “Eurasian collared dove” in Germany or France! And more than 100 years ago pigeons were used in World War I. Quite underrated those birds!
