Synurbization of the Common Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 in Prešov city (Slovakia)

Alexander Csanády

doi:10.2478/cszma-2023-0002

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Synurbization of the Common Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 in Prešov city (Slovakia)

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

Volume 72 (2023): Issue 1 (June 2023)

By: Alexander Csanády

Open Access

|Jun 2023

Abstract

In recent decades there has been an increased tendency of colonization of cites. This phenomenon posed the need for a new term – synurbization. The Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a Palearctic species that has a predominantly European distribution. Although it is the typical woodland species, it has adapted to urban habitats, colonising cities of Western and Central Europe. A total of 32 individuals (i.e., 12 pairs (24 inds.) and 8 inds.) of C. palumbus were documented over the four years (2019 – 2022) in Prešov city (Slovakia). The obtained faunistic data from the monitored areas contribute to overall knowledge about the occurrence of the species in urban environment from Slovakia.

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