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The 15 pages that link to Rock dove, each with the reason it gives.

• Urban wildlifeBroader topic: Its nesting on buildings and use of discarded food exemplify urban living.

• ColumbidaeBroader topic: Its domesticated descendants became familiar in cities worldwide.

• Homing pigeonNarrower topic: Domestic homing pigeons descend from this species.

• PigeonBroader topic: Domestic pigeons descend from this wild species.

• House sparrowCompared with: Like the house sparrow, it flourishes in cities, but belongs to a different bird order.

• Pigeon postRelated: Its natural return-to-nest behavior underlies the homing traits used in pigeon post.

• Domestic pigeonNarrower topic: The domestic pigeon descends from this wild species.

• SynanthropyBroader topic: Its urban populations depend heavily on structures and food associated with people.

• Carrier pigeonNarrower topic: Its descendants supplied the birds bred for homing and message carrying.

• Nicobar pigeonCompared with: Unlike this familiar continental species, the Nicobar pigeon is restricted to island habitats.

• Feral pigeonNarrower topic: Feral pigeons descend from domesticated rock doves, whose cliff-nesting habits suit city buildings.

• Common wood pigeonRelated: It shares habitats with wood pigeons and is the wild ancestor of familiar city pigeons.

• Fancy pigeonNarrower topic: Domestic fancy breeds descend from this species.

• Spotted doveRelated: Its widespread presence in settlements offers a familiar comparison with urban spotted doves.

• Fruit doveCompared with: Its familiar urban life contrasts with fruit doves’ largely forest-dwelling existence.