Dove Calls - High Quality Sounds of Pigeon Birds for Android

11 things about Dove Calls - High Quality Sounds of Pigeon Birds

1. In ornithological practice, "dove" tends to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones, but this is in no way consistently applied, and historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms.

2. Unlike most birds, both sexes of doves and pigeons produce "crop milk" to feed to their young, secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop.

3. Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests – often using sticks and other debris – which may be placed in trees, on ledges, or on the ground, depending on species.

4. Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills (and in some species, these bills feature fleshy ceres).

5. Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pipio, for a "peeping" chick, while dove is a Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.

6. The species most commonly referred to as "pigeon" is the rock dove, one subspecies of which, the domestic pigeon, is common in many cities as the feral pigeon.

7. Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae, which includes about 310 species.

8. Pigeons and doves are likely the most common birds in the world.

9. Young doves and pigeons are called "squabs".

10. In general, the terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably.

11. They lay one or two eggs at a time, and both parents care for the young, which leave the nest after seven to 28 days.