wood pigeon

noun3

1. •
   Any of several related species of pigeon in the family Columbidae, particularly the genus Columba.
2. •
   The common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus, an Old World species of pigeon.

   • Idiot-eyed wood pigeons lumbered across the lawn, belly-deep in clover. — 2024
3. •
   A species of pigeon native to New Zealand, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.