Pigeons & Doves in Lebanon
Our list for Lebanon has 5 pigeons & doves recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Lebanon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusPassage migrantCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasScarceUncommon32–34 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 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