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Columba livia
Rock Dove
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Columba livia J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Rock Dove
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Columbiformes, Family Columbidae, Genus Columba, Species Columba livia


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		IA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chamizal National Memorial
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
El Malpais National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Haleakala National Park
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Joshua Tree National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
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Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Petroglyph National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pinnacles National Park	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
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Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
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San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sitka National Historical Park
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park	War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
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Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/30/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 10:53:24 AM

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