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African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
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This handsome Olive Pigeon eyed the photographer suspiciously. external link

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  San Diego Zoo external link, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 27 April, 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:22:40 Wednesday 13 October, 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Diego_Zoo
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Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
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If only our north american cities were populated with flocks of these beautiful Nicobar external link pigeons. I wouldn't object to them at all.

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  Safari West, Santa Rosa, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 24 March 2009)   •  (Photo taken in 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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Southern Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri)
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Wikipedia stated that "This species was first discovered new to science by Otto Finsch who found a live bird received from the dealer C. Scheepmaker in Amsterdam Zoo and named it after him." Yet, the article is for the Southern Crowned Pigeon. external link

The L.A. Zoo sign called this bird Sheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon and it was softly glowing in the dappled sunlight of the aviary.

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 9 January, 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:33:28 Monday 11 October, 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Angeles_Zoo
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Southern Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri)
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Another photo of this gorgeous pigeon. internal link Wouldn't it be great if these birds were the ones flying around our cities and sitting on our statues?

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 23 January, 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:33:48 Monday 11 October, 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Angeles_Zoo
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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
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Of course England has it's fair share of "flying rats". For some reason this one in Hyde Park seemed more like an actual bird to me than just feathered verminexternal link.

I'm sure if I was there long enough they would become just as annoying as pigeons are here at home.

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  Wood Pigeon internal link   •  (2007) Hyde Park, London, England   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 June 2007)   •  (Photo taken in 2007)   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
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This large pigeon with the remarkable feathers comes from the Nicobar Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. external link

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  San Diego Zoo external link, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 13 May, 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:14:03 Wednesday 13 October, 2010)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Diego_Zoo
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Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
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This pigeon never stood still for an instant so I had to get his photo on the run. external link

Animalblog internal link Pigeon Collection   •  Safari Park, San Diego, California internal link   •  (Photo posted Thursday 23 June, 2011)   •  (Photo taken 10:33:00 Friday 15 October, 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #San_Diego
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