#22 Rock Dove ("Domestic Pigeon")

Male Rock Dove

Group Name:

Aves = Birds (Dove or Pigeon Family)

Habitat:

Cities, farms, cliffs, bridges.

Traits:

1. Gray belly and head.

2. Lighter grayish-blue back & wings.

3. White rump.

4. Black band at tail-tip.

5. Two black wing-bars per wing.

6. Eats grain & scavenges garbage.

7. To 13 in. long.

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