The Pigeon in the Columbidae family is the Blue pigeon of the genus Alectroenas. The western Indian Ocean is home to its native islands. Taxonomy And Evolution: The English naturalist George Robert Gray defined the genus Alectroenas for the first time in 1840, and the Mauritius Blue pigeon (Alectroenas nitidissima) was designated as the […]

  Among fancy pigeons, the Fantail pigeon is a popular breed. Unlike most doves and pigeons, which have 12 to 14 tail feathers, it has a long, fan-like tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers. Pakistan, India, China, Japan, or Spain are thought to be the breed’s origin. A variety of subvarieties exist, including English Fantails, […]

Victoria crowned pigeon, also known as Goura victoria, this big, bluish-grey pigeon has beautiful blue lace-like crests, a maroon breast, and crimson irises on its head and eyes. It is one of four ground-dwelling pigeons belonging to a genus (Goura) peculiar to the New Guinea area and is extremely big. The bird’s distinctive white points […]

  As one of the doves and pigeons in the Columbidae family, the white-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) eats seeds and fruits. The Caribbean is where this species is found most often. Audubon painted these pigeons in his 18th-century book Birds of America, and the watercolour painting is included in that book. Taxonomy: Many naturalists, including […]

  Ducula is a genus of imperial pigeons (Columbidae). Big to huge pigeons with medium to long tails. Fruit Eaters Ptilinopus is the dove’s genus. It is arboreal, eats mostly fruit, and is closely related to the other fruit-eating dove genera. Each species features contrasting purple, orange, or red underparts and green upperparts. Imperial pigeons […]

Samoa is home to a big pigeon known as the manumea (Didunculus strigirostris), the Tooth-billed pigeon in certain circles. It is the only species of the genus Didunculus that is still alive today. According to phylogenetic analyses, it is the most basic living member of the group Columbidae and the ancestor of all other extant lineage […]

  The Crested Pigeon is a bird of prey that may be seen in large flocks. This pigeon flies to the air with a distinctive whistling flight and glides with its wings down whenever it is frightening. The air passes over a modified main feather that causes the whistling sound to be generated on the […]

Feral pigeons, also known as town doves (Columba livia hog), city pigeons, or street pigeons, are pigeons coming down from the wild domestic pigeon. The domestic pigeon initially came from the wild rock-pigeon, which naturally lives in seagulls and mountains. The rock (i.e., ‘wilderness’), the household, and the Feral pigeons are the same species. Feral pigeons […]

Treron is a genus of birds belonging to the Columbidae family of pigeons. Its members are referred to as “Green pigeons” by the general public. The genus is found in Asia and Africa, and it has a wide distribution. This genus includes 29 species, all distinguished by their green coloring, derived from a carotenoid pigment […]