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The words of the song were written by Kume Higashi while watching children play with pigeons at the Buddhist Sensō-ji temple in Tokyo, near where this statue now is. A plaque on the monument includes the musical notation of the song. Atop the monument, five bronze pigeons are perched. [43] Monument au Pigeon-Soldat Charleroi, Belgium: 1951
The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) [2] is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird.
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.
Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons.It is the only family in the order Columbiformes.These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres.
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The Berlin Short-faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Berlin Short-faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ).
Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata; Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus