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Columba livia
Is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". It has a dark bluish-gray head, neck, and chest with glossy greenish, and reddish-purple iridescence along its neck and wing feathers. The iris is orange, red or golden with a paler inner ring, and the bare skin round the eye is bluish-grey. The bill is grey-black with a conspicuous off-white cere, and the feet are purplish-red.
Various open and semi-open environments
Spotted on Jan 23, 2012
Submitted on Jan 25, 2012
2 Comments
Great picture!
awesome ..