A medium-size compact pigeon with long wings and a short tail ... orbital skin and feet gray. The rock pigeon was introduced from Europe by early settlers; it is now widespread and common ...

(It’s worth noting, as Jerolmack did himself, that a domesticated pigeon is not the same as a rock dove ... And they don’t even have wings.

Though they're often described as "rats with wings" (a phrase popularized ... The common city pigeon (Columba livia), also known as the rock pigeon, might be the first bird humankind ever ...

The U biologists analyzed the genomes of domestic rock pigeons (Columba livia) to determine the mutations that govern the four fundamental color patterns on pigeon wing feathers. They compared the ...

rock pigeons are 11-14 inches long. Classic coloring is pale gray with two black wing bars and an iridescent neck, but breeding has resulted in many color varieties. A red-bar version is rusty in ...

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 ...