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<p>Algeria hosts seven species of the Columbidae family, including pigeons and doves, the majority of which have been the subject of numerous studies, but none have been conducted on the Stock Dove <italic>(Columba oenas)</italic>. Data on this species are still scarce, and its distribution is limited only to Kabylie in northern Algeria. Species occurrence data were collected from September 2022 to August 2023 using the point count method. However, the species was recently recorded in several new localities (20 stations) in West Algeria, at Sidi Bel Abbès and Tlemcen. All our observations were made in a semi-arid bioclimatic area at an altitude ranging between 750 and 1,216 m. Nesting sites were located on woodland and forest edges, not far from water sources, and feeding sites were located in open, natural, or agricultural environments where cereal seeds, grasses, flower buds, and young green shoots were consumed. It could also cohabit with other species of pigeons and doves.</p>
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Algeria hosts seven species of the Columbidae family, including pigeons and doves, the majority of which have been the subject of numerous studies, but none have been conducted on the Stock Dove (Columba oenas). Data on this species are still scarce, and its distribution is limited only to Kabylie in northern Algeria. Species occurrence data were collected from September 2022 to August 2023 using the point count method. However, the species was recently recorded in several new localities (20 stations) in West Algeria, at Sidi Bel Abbès and Tlemcen. All our observations were made in a semi-arid bioclimatic area at an altitude ranging between 750 and 1,216 m. Nesting sites were located on woodland and forest edges, not far from water sources, and feeding sites were located in open, natural, or agricultural environments where cereal seeds, grasses, flower buds, and young green shoots were consumed. It could also cohabit with other species of pigeons and doves.

New distribution and breeding location of the Stock Dove <italic>Columba oenas</italic> in Algeria

University of Djillali Liabes Sidi Bel Abbès

Laboratory of Saharan Bio-Resources: Preservation and Valorisation

Ornis Hungarica

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New distribution and breeding location of the Stock Dove  in Algeria

Algeria hosts seven species of the Columbidae family, including pigeons and doves, the majority of which have been the subject of numerous studies, but none...

New distribution and breeding location of the Stock Dove Columba oenas in Algeria

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2024

Pages: 209 - 221

Reçu: 20 nov. 2023

Accepté: 20 janv. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0015

Mots clés
Columbidae, breeding, range distribution, avifauna, Algeria

© 2024 Mayssara El Bouhissi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

New distribution and breeding location of the Stock Dove Columba oenas in Algeria

Publié en ligne: 12 juin 2024

Pages: 209 - 221

Reçu: 20 nov. 2023

Accepté: 20 janv. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2024-0015

Mots clésColumbidae, breeding, range distribution, avifauna, Algeria

© 2024 Mayssara El Bouhissi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Columbidae, breeding, range distribution, avifauna, Algeria