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TX Mom
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TX Mom asked in PetsBirds · 1 decade ago

Doves or pigeons, how to tell the difference?

I have birds that visit my backyard, but I don't know how to tell whether they are doves or pigeons. Physically speaking, how can I tell the difference?

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  • Becca
    1 decade ago
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    Pigeon and Dove can be used interchangeably. They're actually the same bird- both from the columbidae genus. In general, dove is given to the smaller members of the family and pigeon to the larger ones.

  • farmgirl
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    technically doves and pigeons are the same thing. pigeons however are most likely to be seen wild in your yard. doves are a lot smaller and mostly kept by people. pigeons also have a homing instinct (will return home) that doves lack

  • Nashvegas
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Google images for both. Where I live, pigeons are usually fatter & look difference than doves.

    http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,18...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Doves are white I think. Pidgeons are grey.

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