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Feral pigeons, also called city doves, city pigeons or street pigeons, are derived from domestic pigeons that have returned to the wild.[1] The domestic pigeon was originally bred from the wild Rock Pigeon, which naturally inhabits sea-cliffs and mountains.[2] All three types readily interbreed. Feral pigeons find the ledges of buildings a perfect substitute for sea cliffs, and have become adapted to life and abundant in towns and cities all over the world.[3] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1202x698, 207 KB) Original upload to En Wiki - 10:52, 6 December 2004 . ...
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Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
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Families Columbidae The bird order Columbiformes the includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. ...
Subfamilies see article text Feral Rock Pigeon beside Weiming Lake, Peking University Dove redirects here. ...
Genus Columba The large bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons. ...
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Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748 - November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist and botanist. ...
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Binomial name Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. ...
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Cities famous for pigeons
 Pigeons flocking to London's Trafalgar Square. Many city squares are famous for their large pigeon populations, including: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3888 × 2592 pixel, file size: 4. ...
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For many years, the pigeons in Trafalgar Square were considered a tourist attraction, with street vendors selling packets of seeds for visitors to feed the pigeons. The feeding of the Trafalgar Square pigeons was controversially banned[4] in 2003 by London mayor Ken Livingstone. However, activist groups such as Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons[5] flouted the ban, feeding the pigeons from a small part of the square that is under the control of Westminster City Council, not the mayor. The organisation has since come to an agreement to feed the pigeons only once a day, at 7.30am[6]. Plaça de Catalunya. ...
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Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is the outgoing Mayor of London, a post he has held from its creation in 2000 until 2008. ...
Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons (also known as STTSP) are an organisation that have attempted to stop cruelty to wild birds, especially pigeons, in Trafalgar Square, London, England since their creation in 2000. ...
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Breeding
Food Pigeons breed when the food supply is good—for wild rock doves this might be seasonally so they usually breed once a year. In the wild they are often found in pairs in the breeding season but usually they are gregarious.[7] In the urban environment, because of their year-round food supply, feral pigeons will breed continuously, laying eggs up to six times a year. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3264x2176, 2362 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock Pigeon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...
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Feral pigeons can be seen eating grass seeds and berries in urban parks and gardens in the spring, but there are plentiful sources throughout the year from scavenging (e.g. dropped fast-food cartons). Further food is also usually available from the disposing of stale bread in parks by restaurants and supermarkets, from tourists buying and distributing birdseed, etc. Pigeons tend to congregate in large, often thick flocks when going for discarded food, and many have been observed flying skilfully around trees, buildings, telephone poles and cables, and even moving traffic just to reach it.
Courtship As a result of the continuous food supply, pigeon courtship rituals can be observed in urban parks at any time of the year. Males on the ground initially puff up feathers at the nape of the neck to increase their apparent size and thereby impress or attract attention, then they single out a female in the vicinity and approach at a rapid walk, often bowing as they approach. Females invariably initially walk away or fly short distances, the males follow them at each stage. Persistence by the male will usually eventually cause the female to tolerate his proximity, at which point he will continue the bowing motion and very often turn full- or half-pirouettes in front of the female. Subsequent mating when observed is very brief with the male flapping his wings to maintain balance on the female. Sometimes the male and female beaks are locked together. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Nesting See Also:-Gallery “Rock pigeon†redirects here. ...
 Feral pigeons use buildings. They also often use cliffs and other natural sites in the same way as wild ancestors. Nests are rudimentary as for the wild doves and pigeons. Favourite nesting areas are in damaged property. Mass nesting is common with dozens of birds sharing a building. Loose tiles and broken windows give pigeons access; they are remarkably good at spotting when new access points become available, for example after strong winds cause property damage. Nests and droppings will quickly make a mess of any nesting area. Pigeons are particularly fond of roof spaces containing water tanks, though they frequently seem to fall into the tanks and drown. Any water tank or cistern in a roof space needs to have a secure lid for this reason. The popularity of a nesting area seems little affected if pigeons die or are killed there; corpses are seen among live birds, who seem unconcerned. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 311 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Rock Pigeon ...
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 Many places where pigeons could land are covered with spikes. On undamaged property the gutters, window air conditioners (especially empty air conditioner containment boxes), chimney pots and external ledges will be used as nesting sites. Many building owners attempt to limit roosting by using bird control spikes and netting to cover ledges and resting places on the façades of buildings. These probably have little effect on the size of pigeon populations, but can help to reduce the accumulation of droppings on and around an individual building. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2956x2296, 430 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rock Pigeon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...
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Only the larger and more wary Wood Pigeon (which often shares the same territory and food supply) will build a tree nest; for some reason it prefers trees close to roads. For the New Zealand Wood Pigeon see Kereru. ...
Cooing Wendell Levi in his book The Pigeon describes the crowing (cooing) in pigeons as mostly being associated with strutting and fighting in cock (male) birds.[2] Hens (females) will coo, but this is noticeably less guttural than the cock birds. Cooing is also more frequent at mating and nesting time between pairs. Both parents share the incubation of their eggs.
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Population control  One of the difficulties of controlling pigeon populations is the common practice of feeding them, particularly by children. Shown here is a child feeding pigeons in Glasgow. Feral pigeons are often considered a pest or even as vermin, owing to concerns that they spread disease[8] and are much maligned in the media for transmitting bird flu, but it has been shown pigeons do not carry the deadly H5N1 strain.[9] [10] Also concerns of them damaging property, causing pollution with their excrement, and driving out other bird species. Some also consider pigeons an invasive species.[11] For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...
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Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ...
Lantana invasion of abandoned citrus plantation; Moshav Sdey Hemed, Israel The term invasive species refers to a subset of introduced species or non-indigenous species that are rapidly expanding outside of their native range. ...
Although pest exterminators use poison, hawks or nets have been employed at ground level to control urban pigeon populations, the effect however is limited and very short term. For other uses, see Hawk (disambiguation). ...
Long term reduction of feral pigeon populations can be achieved by restricting food supply, which in turn involves legislation and litter (garbage) control. Some cities have deliberately established favorable nesting places for pigeons – nesting places that can easily be reached by city workers who regularly remove eggs, thereby limiting their reproductive success.[12]
Poison In the last few decades, people have begun to poison feral pigeons when their numbers become too large. This has proven to be fairly ineffective, however, as pigeons can breed very quickly (up to six times a year) and their numbers are determined by how much food is available; that is, they breed more often when more food is provided to them. When pigeons are poisoned, surviving birds do not leave the area. On the contrary, they are left with more food per bird than before. This attracts pigeons from outside areas as well as encouraging more breeding, and populations are re-established quickly.[12]
Peregrine Falcons Peregrine Falcons which are also originally cliff dwellers have also adapted to the big cities, living on the window ledges of skyscrapers and often feeding exclusively on Rock Pigeons. Some cities actively encourage this through falcon breeding programs. Falcon project on web Binomial name Tunstall, 1771 Global range Yellow: Breeding summer visitor Green: Breeding resident Blue: Winter visitor Light blue: Passage visitor Subspecies 17-19, see text Synonyms Falco atriceps Hume Falco kreyenborgi Kleinschmidt, 1929 Falco pelegrinoides madens Ripley & Watson, 1963 Rhynchodon peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) and see text The Peregrine Falcon (Falco...
Larger birds of prey occasionally take advantage of this population as well. In New York City, the abundance of pigeons (and other vermin) has created such a conducive environment for predators that the Red-Tailed Hawk has begun to return in very small numbers, the most famous of which is Pale Male. Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) Synonyms Buteo borealis Buteo broealis (lapsus) The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the chickenhawk. ...
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Reducing food supply A more effective tactic to reduce the number of feral pigeons is deprivation.[13][14] Cities around the world have discovered that not feeding their local birds results in a safe population decrease in only a few years. Pigeons, however, will still pick at garbage bags containing discarded food or at leftovers carelessly dropped on the ground.
Animal contraceptives Due to the huge population of feral pigeons in California, an experimental project used an animal contraceptive called "OvoControl P" in Hollywood. OvoControl P interferes with egg development, and was put in food in feeders. The venture had the support of animal rights groups.[15] This article is about the U.S. state. ...
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References - ^ Science & Nature: Animals: Feral Pigeon (Web article). BBC.CO.UK. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0853900132.
- ^ WHY STUDY PIGEONS? To understand why there are so many colors of feral pigeons. (Web Article). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ Feeding Trafalgar Square's Pigeons illegal BBC News
- ^ Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons
- ^ Save the Trafalgar Square Pigeons - Background
- ^ Gibbs, David; Eustace Barnes, John Cox. Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World. United Kingdom: Pica Press, 624. ISBN 1873403607.
- ^ Facts about pigeon-related diseases (Web article). The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Turner, Brad. Avian flu virus H5N1 and pigeons: the facts. (Web article). Purebred Pigeon Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Susceptibility of pigeons to avian influenza. (Web medical article). Pubmed-National Library of Medicine. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Paulik, Laurie. Pigeons (Web article). AgNIC Wildlife Damage Management. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b Blechman, Andrew (2007). Pigeons-The fascinating saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird.. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702236419.
- ^ Feral Pigeons in Bexley
- ^ About Pigeons
- ^ US pigeons to get contraceptives. BBC News (2007-07-30). Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
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Books - Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0853900132.
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