Rock Dove aka domestic pigeon

Actually a Feral Pigeon, which share the same scientific name as true Rock Doves from which they are descended, but this one's ancestors have probably interbred with Stock Doves to produce this variant. A pure Rock Dove, some of which can still be seen in remote parts of NW Europe, looks nothing like this. Thousands of years ago many Rock Doves and fewer Stock Doves were domesticated and interbred to produce varieties for human purposes, such as eggs or birds for consumption, birds for carrying mail, racing and other purposes. In the last, say 500 years or so, they were taken around the world with explorers, some being released or escaping, and these have produced huge feral populations all over the world. Pure Rock Doves have an extremely pale wing with 2 dark bars and just a tiny white spot on the bill and will only be found on isolated cliffs close to the sea and well away from humans, which they are extremely wary of, unlike their domesticated cousins.