(People often ask me about the “ring-necked dove” in their yard, usually thinking of this bird.) As its name suggests, this bird is not native to California and is in fact a fairly recent arrival.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY At the moment, the occupants of Vicki Andersen’s Fountain Valley home include two adults, a teenager, two cats, two ringneck doves, one canary, a couple of parakeets and three… ...

Those birds, known as white ringneck doves, lack the survival and navigational instincts of homing pigeons and therefore won't fly home and likely will die.

Given that the ringneck dove is a domesticated species that last shared a common ancestor with the rock pigeon 23-35 million years ago, the study shows that the same gene can be implicated as a ...

Those birds, known as white ringneck doves, lack the survival and navigational instincts of homing pigeons and therefore won't fly home and will likely die.

The pure white birds aren't ringneck doves, but rock doves, which are pigeons. Burr said ringneck doves don't have a homing instinct. If they're released into the wild, they'll die, Burr said.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you think the prospect of long-term, coronavirus-induced isolation is for the birds, consider Donna Imhoff, who is sequestered with four vocal ring-necked doves she took in ...

“My beautiful wife Vivian, who is gone now, surprised me with two doves about 42 years ago,” said longtime Pacifican Andy Pappas. “We called them Andy and Vivian the Love Birds.&#… ...