Why is this pigeon pink? We break down the mystery — plus, birding experts advise what to do if you see a pink bird that ...

Birds most closely resembling their wild ancestors are gray with head and neck darker than back, and a prominent white rump. Black tips on ... and feet gray. The rock pigeon was introduced from ...

Larger, with a longer tail than a rock pigeon; blue-gray on the upper parts ... Iris pale yellow; narrow orbital skin purplish; bill yellow with a black tip; and feet yellow.

The noble passenger pigeon's common name comes from the French term pigeon de passage, referring to the massive migrations of these birds across the sky. A flock of passenger pigeons reported in ...