Definition: Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.
Other names Pigeons; Doves; Columba livia; Rock Pigeon; Rock Dove; Pigeons, Rock; Pigeons, Feral; Pigeons, Domestic; Pigeon, Rock; Pigeon, Feral; Pigeon, Domestic; Pigeon; Feral Pigeon; Doves, Rock; Dove, Rock; Domestic Pigeon; Rock Pigeons; Rock Doves; Feral Pigeons; Domestic Pigeons