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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Doves vs pigeons

Is there a difference between 'doves' and 'pigeons'?


Are both the same bird or not?

  

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Christine Christie Is there a difference between 'doves' and 'pigeons'? Are both the same bird or not? Yes, there's a difference.

— CalifJim

  • Christine Christie Is there a difference between 'doves' and 'pigeons'?
  • Are both the same bird or not?
  • Yes, there's a difference.
  • Even though they look alike, they are different species of birds.
  • ) CJ
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Christine Christie

Is there a difference between 'doves' and 'pigeons'?

Are both the same bird or not?

Yes, there's a difference.

Even though they look alike, they are different species of birds.

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Christine ChristieAre both the same bird or not?

They sort of are (the pigeon is a rock dove), but in common parlance in the US, a pigeon is the big grayish bird you see on the ground all over the city, and a dove is either the similar bird you see in the wild and shoot with a shotgun, or the one you see in pet stores. The symbol of the Holy Spirit in Chris

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Pigeons collectively are a big category of similar animals. The scientific term in taxonomy is a family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae Doves means some of the pigeon species.


In other words, all doves are pigeons but not all pigeons are doves.

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Doves and pigeons are species in the same family in the scientific taxonomy of birds. There are over 300 species worldwide. The larger birds are generally named pigeons, the smaller ones are called doves, but the naming is inconsistent. One species, the domestic pigeon, has been domesticated and used for show or sending messages (carrier pigeons). Charles Darwin observed the immense variation

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