Pet Birds : What Is the Difference Between Pigeons & Doves?

Pigeons and doves are both common names that cause confusion, as the rock dove is the same as a common pigeon, but there are many different species of doves. Identify a bird by its scientific name when looking for differences between species with information from a pet hobbyist in this free video on pet care.

Expert: Cordell Jacques
Bio: Cordell Jacques has worked in the pet industry for more than 10 years, currently working at Huron Pet Supply in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• pet care
• birds
• cockatiels
• parakeets
• pigeons
• pet birds
• parrots

[gfinn08]

BEGGIN STRIPS I WOULD GET IT MYSELF BUT I DONT HAVE THUMBS

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[x0xAmyLynnx0x]

Thank you for explaining how its confusing. but NOT answering the question..

[joshlopez1975]

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[SilentPrayingmanTis]

yea, ok so the bird called a dove that Noah used to tell if land was starting to re-appear. is not a dove becouse? and waht did they call dinosours before the 1800's? they called them dragons becouse the word dinosour was made up in the 1800's By "scientists". So every single continent has ledgens of dragons from china to south america to the vickings to Russia. i think ill call them doves and pigions if i see them in a big city.

[towman72gmc]

the one that lays eggs is the female. LOL. just kidding the only real way is on larger breeds. Use an infant nasal speculum to look inside the vent. Diamond doves, adult males have larger eye seres. The orange skin around the eyes.

[towman72gmc]

they can reproduce but the offspring are infertile. I had a friend that raised a few parlor tumbler dove crosses.

[RromaBoi]

Personally speaking I never had a problem keeping two or more males only or females only together.

[LotusPigeon]

@o0CaoCao0o - Did they ever have a baby, half ringneck, half rock dove?

[LotusPigeon]

@OneDragonmaster - I suppose it depends on the bird. Some don't mind being alone, while others prefer company.