rock dove

n.
A bird (Columba livia) native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia but widely distributed elsewhere, having variously colored plumage with iridescent markings on the neck. It is the common pigeon seen in cities and frequently domesticated. Also called rock pigeon.

Columba livia (Domestic Pigeon) 13″ (33 cm). Typical birds are gray with a whitish rump, two black wing bars, and a broad, dark tail band. Domestic stock or feral birds may have many color variants.

Voice: Familiar to city dwellers; a soft, gurgling coo-roo-coo.

Range: Old World origin; worldwide in domestication.

West: Sustains self in wild about cities, farms, cliffs, bridges.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
  Synonyms: rock pigeon, Columba livia

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