Columba livia (English spelling)

Japanese: Columba livia（英語表記）Columbalivia

…The Rock Pigeon Columba livia , a member of the Columbidae family of the Aves order, was domesticated for use in communication because of its excellent sense of direction, ability to return home, and long-distance flying ability, as well as its ease of care. Until just after World War II, it was widely used for military purposes, and was therefore also called the war pigeon. …

From "Feral pigeon"

… [Yanagisawa Norio]. …

From 【Pigeon】

…The Rock Dove subfamily is the largest subfamily, and includes most species except for the green pigeons and the imperial pigeons, which belong to the subfamily Pygmynae. This subfamily includes arboreal, rocky, and terrestrial species, and the representative species are the rock dove Columba livia and the red dove Streptopelia tranquebarica . Wild rock doves are distributed from southern Europe to northern Africa and central and western Asia, but they have long been domesticated and have spread worldwide as domesticated pigeons and homing pigeons. Furthermore, domesticated pigeons have escaped and become semi-wild feral pigeons (illustration), and live anywhere people feed them, such as parks, shrines, and squares. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Columba livia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鳥綱ハト目ハト科のカワラバトColumba liviaが，方向感覚，帰巣性に優れ，長距離飛行の能力が高く，また飼養が容易なことに着目して，通信に利用するため家禽（かきん）化したものをいう。第2次世界大戦直後までは軍用に多用されたので軍用鳩とも呼ばれた。…

【ドバト(土鳩∥鴿)】より

…【柳沢紀夫】。。…

【ハト(鳩)】より

…カワラバト亜科はもっとも大きな亜科で，アオバト亜科に属するアオバト･ミカドバト類を除くほとんどの種を含んでいる。この亜科には樹上生のもの，岩場にすむもの，地上生のものなどがあり，代表種はカワラバトColumba liviaやベニバトStreptopelia tranquebaricaである。野生のカワラバトは南ヨーロッパから北アフリカおよび中央･西アジアにかけて分布するが，古くから家禽化され，飼いバトや伝書バトとなって世界的に広がり，さらに飼いバトが逃げ出して半野生状態になったドバト（イラスト）が公園や神社や広場など人が餌を与えるところにはどこでもすんでいる。…

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