Pigeon Vs Dove?

Question

Ok, My mate saw a Small white bird and said it was a pigeon, I however am certain its a dove,

Can anyone help clarify, whats the difference between the two, DNA? Anatomy?

Thanks :)

Answer 1

Pigeons are a kind of dove.

There are lots of kinds of dove.  Pigeons and ringneck doves are often kept as pets.  Pigeons are often allowed to fly free, because they always come home.  Ringnecks don't come home if they get out.

Pigeons are about twice the size of ring-neck doves, and both can be white.  Ringneck doves look more slender looking.  Feral pigeons are much more common than feral ringneck doves, as they survive better in the wild.  White is not a good color for survival in the wild, but you never know.  I rescued a white ringneck dove in my back yard that was obviously an escaped pet.  It was too tame for a wild bird, it wouldn't have lasted long; and I put it in my aviary.

They are closely related, and sometimes interbreed.

Answer 2

pigeons are the dirty ones

and doves the pure white ones

Answer 3

No pigeon is completely white, if it was white all over, it was probably a turtle dove. If your mate is male, men will say the easiest thing that comes into his head. (for example, me and my boyfriend see a poodle walking up to us, he says "oh look, its a sausage dog!")

Overall, pigeon's genes are more dominant than a dove's

Answer 4

Actually, there ARE white pigeons. There are also grey doves.

The difference is their body type.

Here's a dove:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

Here's a pigeon: larger than doves, stockier body

http://jackmaryetc.com/Travel/Europe/Gre...

That one wasn't completely white, so...

http://hal.ucr.edu/~cathy/bean/pigeon.gi...

They're both extremely similar. Your best bet IS dove.

Answer 5

you dont get white pigeons so you win DOVE

Answer 6

doves ARE pigeons

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguid...

Answer 7

Dove tastes better

Answer 8

Both pigeon and dove decend from rock pigeon.

I would say its a pigeon as its white.

Any body who says you dont get white pigeon dont no what they talking about i have pigeons and some are pure white.