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Feral Pigeon

Columba livia

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26.2379, -80.1248

Field Notes

Description:

Pigeons and doves constitute the bird clade Columbidae, that includes some 310 species. They are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and have short, slender bills with fleshy ceres. Doves feed on seeds, fruits, and plants

Habitat:

This one was spotted at the beach.

Species ID Suggestions

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia

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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
This is Columba livia which has two forms, the original wild form, called Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, which is extremely rare and only found on isolated coasts of North-west Europe, and the domesticated (up to 6,000 years ago) form which have escaped back into the wild and formed large feral flocks throughout the world and of which this is almost certainly an example.

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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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