Juvenile: generally browner, lacks iridescence; orbital skin and feet gray. The rock pigeon was introduced from Europe by early settlers; it is now widespread and common throughout the United ...

Wings make a loud clapping sound when flushed. Polytypic. Length 14.5". Larger, with a longer tail than a rock pigeon; blue-gray on the upper parts with contrasting blackish gray flight feathers ...

"If the rock pigeon were a rare bird, birders would be lining up around the block oohing and "aahing" over them because they're really very beautiful," Winston said. Parrots and turtles:They're ...

Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...