Pigeons & Doves in Iran
Our list for Iran has 5 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon31–33 cmRecorded all year
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 31–33 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–45 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made