Polytypic. Length 11". A little larger than the mourning dove; generally brownish gray above and a paler gray below; white ends on the greater coverts form prominent patches on the wings ...

Fredrichs’ business, Wings of Love, is a white dove release company ... say the two are synonymous. “A pigeon is nothing more than a rock dove,” Marsha said. “If we used doves there ...

But they are actually docile and kind creatures, as this video of a pigeon taking care of a pregnant house cat clearly shows.

Mourning dove vs pigeon: what’s the difference ... Psst—learn how to identify the white-winged dove and Eurasian collared-dove. “Most interesting, the oldest recorded mourning dove ...