Histomorphological study of intestine in wood pigeon (Columba palumbus( L.1758))

Background: Review of the Iraqi literatures reviled that there are several works have been done on gastrointestinal tract birds, but we didn’t find research work include details information related with common wood pigeon from environment
 Aim: The current study aimed to investigate anatomy and histology intestine in (Columba palumbus). 
 Materials methods: Animals were collected Al-Najaf desert, methods Humason Bancroft Stevens employed for histological study.
 Results: Anatomical results divided into parts represented by duodenum, ileum, rectum. Histologically wall all as other birds possessed four layers (mucosa, sub-mucosa, muscularis externa, serosa). structural differences duodenum villi which long extensions epithelium mucosa. Results showed ileum shorter than those appeared a leaf-like shape. Large rectum exhibit different features mucosa, flat wide (leaf-like shape),and lumen was wider small intestine.
 Conclusion: present some mucosa shape intestine. mucosal simple columnar epithelium, numerous goblet cells scattered