Rock Dove

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Rock Dove

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カワラバト
Character Data
AKA Rock Pigeon, Common Pigeon
Romaji Kawarabato
Debut Kemono Friends (2015 Game)
Animal Data
Scientific Name Columba livia
Distribution West/South Europe, North Africa, South Asia
Diet Herbivore
Avg. Lifespan 6 years
Read More Rock Dove
Conservation Status iucn3.1 LC.svg.png
Rock Dove Season 2 Festival Nexon Game Gallery

The Rock Dove is a type of bird Friend that debuted in the original Kemono Friends mobile game. She has since appeared in Kemono Friends Festival.

Appearance

Rock Dove has ash grey and light grey wings, stright ash grey hair with a dark grey bang between her eyes with a white operculum, and amber eyes. She has a turquoise and amethyst purple scarf, a dark grey short sleeve undershirt, a light grey sleeveless v-neck vest, amethyst and turquoise wrist bands, a dark grey and light grey feathered tail, dark grey and light grey pleated skirt, light grey leggings, pink socks, and pink athletic shoes.

Series Appearances

Appearances In Kemono Friends Media
Media Role First Appearance
2015Nexon Game Minor character, playable
2018Kemono Friends Festival Minor character, playable
2018Welcome to Japari Park (2018 ONA)Minor characterEpisode 19
2019Kemono Friends 2 Background characterEpidode 8
2019Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours Photo illustration

In Real Life

Rock dove in Iran. Photo by Γεωργός, 2021.

The rock dove is a type of columbid found in a wide variety of environments. They originated in western and southern Europe, North Africa, and parts of South Asia. Between 1603 and 1607, they were carried into the New World aboard European ships. Fossil evidence suggests it originated somewhere in southern Asia; skeletal remains unearthed in Israel confirm its existence there for at least 300,000 years. However, this species has such a long history with humans that it is impossible to identify its original range exactly.

Rock doves have a commensal relationship with humans: they have ample access to food and shelter near and around human civilizations, whereas humans do not particularly benefit from them. Structures such as skyscrapers, highway overpasses, farm buildings, abandoned buildings, etc. provide an excellent imitation of cliff structures, making rock doves very common around human habitats. However feral pigeons are usually unable to find these accommodations. They instead nest on building ledges, walls or statues. Unfortunately they may damage these structures via their feces; starving birds can only excrete urates, which over time corrodes masonry and metal. In contrast, a well-fed bird passes mostly solid feces, containing only small amounts of uric acid.

Unlike homing and carrier (messenger) pigeons, which are renowned for their ability to find their way home from long distances, rock doves rarely leave their local area. While their wild lifespan is around 3-5 years, in human care they can live up to 15 years.

Feral rock dove at the Burnaby Lake Regional Park in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Photo by Alan D. Wilson via www.naturespicsonline.com

Trivia

  • Other names include "rock pigeon" and "common pigeon".
  • There are twelve recognized subspecies, including the European rock dove (C. l. livia), the Egyptian rock dove (C. l. schimperi), and the Indian rock dove (C. l. intermedia).
  • The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) descended from this species.
  • Escaped domestic pigeons have increased the populations of feral pigeons around the world.
  • Males are called "cocks", females are called "hens", and young nestlings are called "squabs".

References

Bird Friends
Auks
Atlantic PuffinGreat AukTufted Puffin
Birds-of-Paradise
Greater Bird-Of-ParadiseGreater LophorinaWestern Parotia
Birds of Prey Guadalupe CaracaraKing VultureLappet-Faced VultureNorthern GoshawkPeregrine FalconSecretarybirdStriated Caracara
Eagles Bald EagleGolden EagleHarpy EagleMartial Eagle
Owls Barn OwlEurasian Eagle-OwlForest OwletKyushu OwlNorthern White-Faced OwlSpectacled Owl
Columbids
DodoPassenger PigeonRock Dove
Gruiformes
Grey Crowned CraneOkinawa RailRed-Crowned CraneWhite-Naped Crane
Gulls
Black-Tailed GullCommon GullRoss's Gull
Pelecaniformes Great White PelicanPink-Backed PelicanShoebill
Ibises Black-Headed IbisCrested IbisScarlet Ibis
Penguins
Adélie PenguinAfrican PenguinChinstrap PenguinEmperor PenguinGentoo PenguinHumboldt PenguinKing PenguinNew Zealand Giant PenguinRoyal PenguinSouthern Rockhopper Penguin
Phasianids
ChickenChukar PartridgeGreen PheasantIndian PeafowlRed JunglefowlRock PtarmiganWhite Peafowl
Piciformes
Acorn WoodpeckerCampo FlickerGreater Honeyguide
Ratites
Common OstrichEmuGreater RheaNorth Island Giant MoaSouthern Brown KiwiSouthern Cassowary
Storks
Oriental StorkSaddle-Billed StorkWhite Stork
Waterfowl
Black SwanEastern Spot-Billed DuckEgyptian GooseTundra Swan
Miscellaneous Birds
Arctic TernAustralian BrushturkeyBarn SwallowBlue-and-Yellow MacawCommon CuckooGastornisGoldcrestGreat CormorantGreat Dusky SwiftGreat HornbillGreater FlamingoGreater RoadrunnerHelmeted GuineafowlJapanese Bush WarblerJapanese CormorantLarge-Billed CrowLong-Tailed TitMarvelous SpatuletailMasked BoobyMedium Tree FinchNorthern Carmine Bee-EaterResplendent QuetzalRhinoceros HornbillScarlet MacawSuperb LyrebirdSuzakuYatagarasuYellow-Rumped Cacique