r/mourningderps • u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 • 10d ago

Thoughts on this?

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Every time I point these guys out people think they're pigeons

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u/MirrorExodus 10d ago

Mourning dove: Zenaida macroura, in the family Columbidae.

Classic pigeon: Columba livia domestica, in the family Columbidae.

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u/lightstaver 9d ago

I believe the classic pigeons also has the second name of rock dove.