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title: "Holenduif"
description: "Columba oenas — Vogels. The stock dove (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/stock-dove
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Holenduif

> Columba oenas — Vogels. The stock dove (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons.

- Scientific name: *Columba oenas*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 15687
- Wikidata: [Q26140](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26140)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3033](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3033)

## Names

- en: Stock Dove
- de: Hohltaube
- es: Paloma zurita
- fr: Pigeon colombin
- nl: Holenduif
- pt: Pombo-bravo
- pl: Siniak

## Countries with the most observations

RU (4127), GB (3741), DE (997), NL (632), FR (613), ES (503), UA (278), AT (242), BE (208), IT (169), RO (158), FI (139)

## Summary

The stock dove (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic, north to central Scandinavia and south to northwest Africa. Western and southern populations are resident, while northeastern populations are migratory to avoid the colder winters there. It is the type species of the genus Columba.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_dove

## Photo

![Holenduif](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stock-dove/medium.jpg)

Photo: Charlie Farrell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105049971

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/stock-dove?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).