English: A bird of the pigeon family (Columbidae), a wild wood pigeon, slightly larger than a domestic pigeon. In Ukraine, it is a nesting, migratory, wintering species.

It typically lives in coniferous forests and parks from Scandinavia to the middle part of the Himalayas. In Ukraine, in recent decades, individual pairs settle within the boundaries of settlements, usually fly in pairs, do not gather in flocks, unlike gray pigeons. In the north - a migratory bird, in the south - a resident bird. The sparrow can be distinguished by the white spots on the sides of the neck.

This bird was photographed in a plantation near the Lopan River in Kharkiv on April 30, 2022. They are also found in other areas of the city.

English: Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)