Baby Bird needs identifying.?

Question

It has brown eyes, some feathers that are brownish black though you can still see the skin, it has a black beak with two bumps on each side of it around the nostrils

Please help, we need to identify this bird so we can feed him properly.

Answer 1

You are very right! It would be tough to feed him without knowing what he is. He does look like some sort of dove. It is imperative tho that he be kept warm. Using a heating pad or a  40 - 60 watt (max) incandescent light bulb (be careful of putting in near something that is flammable like cloths) so as to keep him around 80-90 degrees. If you drip water on the OUTside of his beak it will drip toward the edges and he can sip it. Do Not feed him liquids with a syringe or by putting it in his beak unless you are familiar with this method as it is very easy for them to inhale it and then he might die. If you find that he is some sort of insect eating, softbill or seed eating bird (their babies are fed on insects) do not use earthworms or night crawlers to feed him (they carry a parasite called gape worm that will kill him unless he is a Robin) but try ground dry chicken based cat/dog food softened with water or canned mushy chicken based cat food can be fed. Adding plain, no sugar added apple sauce, boiled mashed eggs will help in many cases. Chick or turkey chick crumbles will work too if you have one of those.  Doves / pigeons will need to be fed differently as they do not gape for food. If they will not take food you must be sure to never let food get in their windpipe if you must tube or force feed them. It is a tube like structure that lies at the bottom of their mouth. Find a re-habber to help as soon as you can tomorrow (call vets or nature centers for recommendations) but food and re-hydration are important tonight. BBlessing to you for trying to save this little guy!

Answer 2

It looks to me like a nestling mourning dove. They make nests that are either on the ground or close to it, and some moms will use old nests of other species, even if the mom and babies barely fit in the nest when they've hatched. My sister has one that broods in an old wren's nest on her porch every year, and the babies it had looked a lot like your photo.

Answer 3

please post a picture if you have a digital camera