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The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (/ ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ə n / also / ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ɪ n /; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). [3]: 624 In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although this is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons most familiar to people are the domesticated form of the wild rock dove.
Rock pigeons are thought to be one of the first domesticated birds, raised for both their meat and their message-carrying ability.
Feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma urbana), also called city doves, city pigeons, or street pigeons, [1] [2] are descendants of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) that have returned to the wild. [3] The domestic pigeon was originally bred from the wild rock dove, which naturally inhabits sea-cliffs and ...
Modern-day homing pigeons do have English carrier blood in them because they are in part descendants of the old-style carriers. [citation needed] The domestic pigeon is derived from the wild rock dove (Columba livia sspp.); the rock dove has an innate homing ability, [7] meaning that it will generally return to its nest using magnetoreception. [8]
The bird most commonly referred to as "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, or rock dove, which is common in many cities as the feral pigeon. Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests, often using sticks and other debris, which may be placed on branches of trees, on ledges, or on the ground, depending on species.
Keeping pigeons has been found to lead to a condition called pigeon fancier's lung in some fanciers. [25] Pigeon fancier's lung is an extrinsic allergic reaction resembling asthma which occurs when a person has been exposed to certain proteins in the dust associated with a pigeon's feathers over long periods of time, usually several years. [25]
The photo shows what appears to be a pigeon's nest made of hypodermic needles inside a low-cost housing unit, The Telegraph reports. Pigeons spotted making a nest out of #needles in a #DTES SRO room.
The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara.It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over much of its range, although there are sizable gaps in its distribution.