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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Dove vs pigeon

What's the difference between the two words? Aren't they synonyms?
  

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For many people they are. For birdwatchers, doves are smaller than pigeons.

— Mister Micawber

  • For many people they are.
  • For birdwatchers, doves are smaller than pigeons.
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For many people they are. For birdwatchers, doves are smaller than pigeons.

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Dove: Definition: 1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax/19/

I have 5 types of wild doves in my neighborhood:

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    AlpheccaStarsRock Dove (The common name is the pigeon)
    The name has recently been changed to Rock Pigeon by the AOU. See p. 925: http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_44.pdf
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    The change the species names all the time.

    My old hometown baseball team lost its mascot for a few years when the Baltimore Oriole was renamed as the Northern Oriole. But it's changed back again...
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    AlpheccaStarsThe change the species names all the time.
    Some of them, yes. That's what makes birdwatching a challenging sport.
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