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Feral Pigeon
Columbia Livia
29.9815, -95.5383
Field Notes
Description:
Feral pigeons have a dark bluish-gray head, neck, and chest with glossy yellowish, greenish, and reddish-purple iridescence along its neck and wing feathers. Females tend to show less iridescence than the males. The bill is dark grayish-pink. Their lifespan averages 3-5 years in the wild. Captive pigeons can live for 15 years but some have been known to live for up to 35 years.
Habitat:
Feral pigeons find the ledges of buildings to be a substitute for sea cliffs, have become adapted to urban life, and are abundant in towns and cities throughout much of the world.
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PublishedMay 28, 2014
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