Breeding Location:
Grassland with scattered trees, Rocky places
Breeding Type:
Monogamous
Breeding Population:
Egg Color:
White
Number of Eggs:
2
Incubation Days:
16 - 19
Egg Incubator:
Both sexes
Nest Material:
Unlined platform of sticks, twigs, leaves, grasses.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
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Overview
Rock Pigeon: Large, highly variably colored dove; wild form has gray body, dark blue-gray head, neck, breast, and white rump. Wings are gray with two black bars. Tail is gray and rounded with dark terminal band. Forages on ground, eats grass, seeds, grains, clover and berries. Swift direct flight.
Range and Habitat
Rock Pigeon: Native to Eurasia; introduced and established in most of North America from central Canada southward. Found in agricultural lands, open shrub, and urban areas.
Breeding and Nesting
Rock Pigeon: Two white eggs are laid in a crude nest lined with sticks and debris, built on a window ledge, building, bridge, or cliff. Incubation ranges from 16 to 19 days and is carried out by both parents.
Foraging and Feeding
Rock Pigeon: Eats mostly seeds, but also takes fruits and berries; subsists on scraps in urban and suburban areas; forages on the ground.
Readily Eats
Cracked Corn, Sunflower Seed, Nuts, Milo
Vocalization
Rock Pigeon: Emits soft, guttural coos.
Similar Species
Rock Pigeon: Band-tailed Pigeon has a white bar on nape and broad gray tail band.
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