Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Pigeon Fact Sheet

Pigeons: Members of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata ...
New York Post

Toddler, 2, dies from rare pigeon virus — only the 5th person to do so

A toddler died after catching a rare virus typically only affecting pigeons — and she’s only the fifth person known to have died from the illness. The unnamed 2-year-old girl was brought to Prince of ...
Sacramento Bee

Rare pigeons — and bird lovers — spread their wings at California State Fair

A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier’s fingers. It’s a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages — ...
WFMZ-TV

Rare pink pigeon once on brink of extinction hatched at zoo

The pink pigeon as a squab at Paignton Zoo, Devon. By Lauren Beavis via SWNS A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time. Pink pigeons, endemic to Mauritius, are on the red ...
Nepali Times

Rare wild pigeon sighted in Nepal

A Green Imperial Pigeon spotted for the first in Nepal by wildlife photographer Devendra Kharel in Jhapa last week. Photos: DEVENDRA KHAREL On 24 November, wildlife photographer Devendra Kharel was ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Des Moines zoo announces hatching of rare pigeon

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Officials with the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines are announcing the hatching of a rare pink pigeon. The chick hatched in mid-October and the zoo announced Wednesday that the ...
The Victoria Advocate

Rare pink pigeon once on brink of extinction hatched at zoo

A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time. Pink pigeons, endemic to Mauritius, are on the red list for both the IUCN and BirdLife. Once on the brink of extinction, their ...