Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Adult dark
- Variable
- Small round head and large chest
- Dark purplish-gray overall
- Pink feet
- © Zac Peterson, NY, New York City, February 2007
Rock Pigeon
Adult
- Variable patterns of gray and brownish
- Iridescent feathers on neck can be green and purple
- Reddish eye
- White cere at base of short bill
- © cdbtx, WA, Monroe, May 2008
Rock Pigeon
Adult
- Checkered dark and gray
- Iridescent feathers on neck can be green and purple
- Pink feet
- Short, square tail
- © Laura Erickson, FL, Sout Beach, November 2003
Rock Pigeon
Adult
- Dark and light gray mottled back
- White cere at base of short bill
- © Gregg Lee, TX, Somervell Co., July 2006
Rock Pigeon
Adult white
- Overall white (may show variable amount of color and white)
- Long wings and short, square tail
- © Maria Corcacas
Rock Pigeon
Adult brown
- Variably rusty above and below, often with pale wingtips
- © Keri Leaman, MA, Boston, April 2007
Rock Pigeon
Adult brown
- Variably rusty above and below
- Wingtips usually pale
- © Bonnie Forrester, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 2009
Rock Pigeon
Adult
- Almost all forms show pale rump
- Broad, gray tail with dark terminal band
- Fairly long, pointed, hawk-like wings
- © Jay McGowan, NY, Dryden, April 2009
Rock Pigeon
Adult
- Almost all forms show whitish underwing with dark border
- Fairly long, pointed, hawk-like wings
- © Jay McGowan, NY, Dryden, April 2009
Rock Pigeon
Adults
- Pattern extremely variable
- Congregates in large flocks
- © Jay McGowan, NY, Dryden, April 2009
Similar Species
Adult
- Grayish overall, white undertail
- Yellowish legs and bill
- White neck mark
- © Heidi Carlson, San Jose, CA, May 2008
Adult
- Similar to paler varieties of Rock Pigeon
- Pale grayish tan overall
- Black mark on back of neck
- Broad, square tail with white corners in flight
- © Byard Miller, Gulf Shores, AL, November 2007