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Category: Dove & Pigeons
Rock Pigeon
The wild ancestor of the domestic pigeon, gray with iridescent neck and dark wing bars.
Domestic Pigeon
Domesticated descendant of the rock pigeon, bred in hundreds of colors and shapes.
Homing Pigeon
A trained domestic pigeon with extraordinary homing instinct, returning from hundreds of km.
Fancy Pigeon
Bred purely for appearance with frills, feathered feet or unusual head shapes.
Spotted Dove
A graceful dove with a black-and-white spotted nape, common in Asian gardens.
Eurasian Collared Dove
A pale dove with a black half-collar, now spread worldwide.
Wood Pigeon
A large chunky pigeon, gray-blue with white neck patch and wing bar.
Red Turtle Dove
A small slender dove, reddish back, blue-gray head and black collar.
Mourning Dove
A common North American dove with a long pointed tail and plaintive cooing call.
White-winged Dove
A gray-brown dove with a white wing patch and dark eye patch.
Nicobar Pigeon
A spectacular iridescent pigeon with long drooping hackles, the closest living relative of the dodo.
Emerald Dove
A small dove with brilliant emerald-green wings and orange-brown body.
