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The Stock dove (Columba oenas) is a bird found in Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, and 1 more countries. Woodland and farmland across Europe and Asia. It eats seeds and nuts, leaves and other plant parts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Stock dove lives

Woodland and farmland across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Stock dove

Recorded by Jarek Matusiak (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC188269. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Stock dove

Where does the Stock dove live?

The Stock dove lives in Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Belgium, and 1 more countries. Woodland and farmland across Europe and Asia.

What does the Stock dove eat?

seeds and nuts (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Stock dove endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Redwing
• Common crane
• Common merganser
• Red kite
• White-tailed eagle
• Common cuckoo

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.