Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, and a ...
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Rare dove is not related to any other birds we know today
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
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This Puzzling Dove Is Endangered And More Evolutionarily Distinct Than The Dodo
For a long time, nobody has really known how the Cuban blue-headed quail dove arrived on the island. But now, […] ...
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Nesting time is upon us for the mourning dove, their curdy ‘pigeon milk’ at the ready for squabs
Pigeon milk consists of fat-and protein-rich yellow curds that detach from a pouch inside the bird’s neck. But wait until you ...
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Passenger pigeon: How the world’s most common bird went extinct
fotomaton2023/ Shutterstock Many pigeon and dove species are territorial and don’t tend to congregate in groups. This is in stark contrast to passenger pigeons. These birds travelled in extremely ...
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The Passenger Pigeon
Only a few birds still survived in captivity at this time ... The juveniles-of the mourning dove and passenger pigeon resembled each other more closely than did the adults. The young mourning dove ...
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Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
“There are some groups of birds that are spectacular dispersers, one being pigeons and doves. They just get up and go,” Oswald said. “Many are particularly good dispersers because they eat a ...