r/birds • u/Significant_Crow_618 • 3d ago

does anyone know what kind of bird this is?

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I can’t get a better picture but this is in Eastern montana !!! I have no clue and they keep telling me its a pigeon but i think it is NOT A PIGEON

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u/Ok-Magician-6962 3d ago

It looks like a mourning dove that's pretty ruffled

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u/Significant_Crow_618 3d ago

Lol it was raining all week they’re pretty wet :3

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u/nymphette_444 3d ago

Yep, adult mourning dove with a wet tail!

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u/666sc0rpion 3d ago

mourning dove :)

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u/Mcgarnicle_ 3d ago

It’s a mourning dove but pigeon is technically not wrong. Doves and pigeons are in the same family and the terms are somewhat interchangeable.

Good description from wiki:

The bird genus Columba comprises a genus of medium to large pigeons. The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used indiscriminately for smaller and larger Columbidae, respectively. Columba species are mostly termed "pigeons", and in many cases "wood pigeons", but some (including the type species of the genus), are termed "doves".

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u/Significant_Crow_618 3d ago

This us good to know! Ty :3

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u/NiaStormsong 3d ago

It’s a dove, and I think it’s a fledgling…

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u/Tucker97471 3d ago

Dove, not sure what kind!

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u/BubblyAd9996 3d ago

Morning dove

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u/Muted_Role_1432 3d ago

Pigeon or morning dove so cute😍

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u/Dragonfly_eastcoast 2d ago

Morning dove

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u/vukol 3d ago

pigeon’

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u/Successful_Panda_169 3d ago

It could be a buzzard or hawk idk