I need help identifying a pigeon (1 Viewer)

bird_watcher_2007

Member

• Jun 3, 2007

• #1

While visiting my grandmother at the hospital (She is fine and has been since discharged from the hospital.) and a bird out side on the ledge cought my attention. I went in to take a closer look and it was just normal pigeon (grey medium adult pigeon) but the back of his neck was bright sparkling purple. There were no other birds around. So my question is what type of pigeon was it.

Katie

 

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Jun 3, 2007

• #2

rock dove or feral pigeon

 

bird_watcher_2007

Member

• Jun 3, 2007

• #3

it looked like a regular pigeon to me (I am very new) just with a sparkling purple on the back of its neck, but no where else....

 

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Jun 3, 2007

• #4

feral pigeon's have a purple flash on the back of their necks and a greenish colour too as do rock doves but my guess would be feral

 

Rick Wright Tucson

Well-known member

• Jun 3, 2007

• #5

Cornell's Project PigeonWatch has a useful page on the 'types' of feral Rock Pigeons most frequently seen. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/urbanbirds/HowTo/ubs_PIW_SP_ColorMorphsEN.html

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Jun 4, 2007

• #6

As has been said, this iridescence on the neck is absolutely normal for Rock Pigeons.