In the male-dominated world of Delhi's kabootarbazi, one woman's passion for her birds has earned her respect, admiration – ...

The female was about an inch shorter. The head and upper parts of the male pigeon were a clear bluish gray with black streaks on the scapulars and wing coverts. Patches of pinkish iridescence at the ...

A medium-size compact pigeon with long wings and a short tail ... and feet dark red. Adult female: like male, but iridescence on neck and breast more restricted and subdued.

The male had a red breast and blue-gray head, body and wings, while the female had a more brownish body and its lower throat and breast were a buff-gray that developed into white on the belly. HABITAT ...

Wings make a loud clapping sound when flushed. Polytypic. Length 14.5". Larger, with a longer tail than a rock pigeon ... and feet yellow. Adult female: like male, but pink color somewhat subdued ...

They take it in turns incubating the eggs and this shared responsibility even goes as far as feeding the youngsters “milk”: both male and female pigeons produce a high fat and protein ...

While kabootarbazi is traditionally a man's job passed down from father to son over the centuries, Shaheen Parveen has the distinction of being the only female pigeon keeper in Delhi. In the ...