@@AnimalFactFiles it def is! I grew up in NYC where pigeons are everyyyyyywhere and they hardly get any respect. Its crazy how the same bird with white feathers is so treasured while its counterpart with grey feathers is looked at as a "nuisance" 🤔
My favourite pigeon fact is that "City Pigeons" (taxonomically identical to any Rock Dove, but only live in cities) have evolved a peculiar trait: They are dumber than their rural counterpart. It is often used to showcase how "survival of the fittest" doesn't always mean "survival of the strongest" or "survival of the smartest". Those fittest to survive in an urban environment are those that humans find most cute. And we tend to think stupidity is cute. So when people sitting at a restaurant's outdoor section, or on a park bench, see a pigeon that acts particularly cute (dumb), they toss out some food for them. Therefore, the less intelligent of the species get to eat more and have a higher chance of surviving than the smart ones. The smart ones either starve or move to a more rural location, more suitable for their intelligence, while the dumber ones thrive in the cities. The dumber ones are more "fit to live" in urban areas.
One Pigeon-Dove visits me at sunset. I have no food or water out for it in my backyard but I do wave to it and call it Kiki cuz the 1st time it flew off laughing well chirping kikikikiki lol.
Interestingly, the columbids are the only extant family of the order Columbiformes, surprisingly the extinct dodos are also part of this order and family as well.
The Order is called Columbiformes (Pigeon-form), so it would only be things that we already consider pigeons being put in it, since Columba means Pigeon/Dove in Latin. If you go up to the Clade, Columbimorphae (Piegon-shaped), you'll see Columbiformes are phylogenically grouped/related to Pterocliformes and Mesitornithiformes. I'd say the Sandgrouse has a pretty good chance of being related, Mesites tho is questionable imo...but I'm no scientist.
Actually, the sandgrouse (Order Pteroclidiformes) are more closely related to pigeons and doves (order Columbiformes), the mesites actually belong to Cuculiformes along with the cuckoos, turacos, and bustards, with the bustards (family Otididae) being the closest living relatives of the mesites (family Mesitornithidae) this divides the Cuculiformes order into two suborders, Cuculae with the families Musophagidae (Turacos) and Cuculidae (Cuckoos) and Otides with the families Otididae (Bustards) and Mesitornithidae (Mesites), the order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Turacos, Bustards, and Mesites) belongs to the grandorder Furtivornithes, which means "stealthy birds" in latin and most closely relates the cuckoos, turacos, bustards, and mesites to the orders Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, Nighthawks, Poorwills, Pauraques, Frogmouths, Potoos, Owlet Nightjars, and Oilbird), Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds), and Strigiformes (Owls), Columbimorphae (Pigeons, Doves, and Sandgrouse) is the most basal grandorder within the superorder Telleraves (True Landbirds) with the grandorders Furtivornithes (Owls, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Nightjars, Nighthawks, Poorwills, Pauraques, Frogmouths, Potoos, Owlet Nightjars, Oilbird, Cuckoos, Turacos, Bustards, and Mesites) and Coraciopasserea (Passerines, Parrots, Mousebirds, Rollers, Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Motmots, Todies, Hornbills, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes, Scimitarbills, Woodpeckers, Honeyguides, Toucans, Barbets, Jacamars, Puffbirds, and Trogons) being most closely related to each other.
Dove and Pigeon is pretty much an English language thing. Spanish, French, and German for example use the same word for either although French has two, one masculine, one feminine.
Calling pigeons and doves the same is like calling a tiger and a cheetah the same. They are all part of the same higher classification but also part of different sub species.
We made a pigeon episode a few years back but it had some quality issues and factual inaccuracies we wanted to fix. This episode is completely rewritten and remade from the ground up. It's basically a brand new video just the same topic. The old video has been removed. Thanks for watching!
Whatever their similarities may be I can say I have never seen what are commonly called “doves” demonstrate behavior like that of what are commonly called “pigeons”. Their behaviors in all my experience, from anywhere I’ve been in the world, are markedly different.
This is the most commonly used animal for demonstration of bird anatomy in terms of dissection. For some reason, it is not uncommon for pics of a dissected pigeon to show a punctured crop!
Which name do you use: pigeon or dove? Did you know the differences between pigeons and doves before watching this episode? Let us know your thoughts!
I DID NOT KNOW that doves/pigeons were 1 in the same!!!! 🤯🤯🤯😁😁😁
Not actually and due to this curiosity I've click this video
@@rahulmurmu5783 So glad you've learned something new here
@@HelloAllie It's pretty awesome, right?!
@@AnimalFactFiles it def is! I grew up in NYC where pigeons are everyyyyyywhere and they hardly get any respect. Its crazy how the same bird with white feathers is so treasured while its counterpart with grey feathers is looked at as a "nuisance" 🤔
I love pigeons
And doves
We do, too! One of my favorite birds!
Where I live, in the spring and summer months, there are tons of mourning doves. You can’t go a day without hearing or seeing one.
Those are my favorite!
I found a pigeon in my garden and saved it and it survived any cool vid! 🕊
That's amazing you saved that pigeon!
Thanks
My favourite pigeon fact is that "City Pigeons" (taxonomically identical to any Rock Dove, but only live in cities) have evolved a peculiar trait: They are dumber than their rural counterpart.
It is often used to showcase how "survival of the fittest" doesn't always mean "survival of the strongest" or "survival of the smartest". Those fittest to survive in an urban environment are those that humans find most cute. And we tend to think stupidity is cute.
So when people sitting at a restaurant's outdoor section, or on a park bench, see a pigeon that acts particularly cute (dumb), they toss out some food for them.
Therefore, the less intelligent of the species get to eat more and have a higher chance of surviving than the smart ones. The smart ones either starve or move to a more rural location, more suitable for their intelligence, while the dumber ones thrive in the cities. The dumber ones are more "fit to live" in urban areas.
One Pigeon-Dove visits me at sunset. I have no food or water out for it in my backyard but I do wave to it and call it Kiki cuz the 1st time it flew off laughing well chirping kikikikiki lol.
They are all beautiful ❣️ Thank you ❤️
Completely agreed! Thanks for watching
Very cool! I had no idea there were so many different types, and that they were so widespread. I love birds.
Thanks for the video!
Birds are amazing 😻
thanks
Great video! Learned a lot!😁
Interestingly, the columbids are the only extant family of the order Columbiformes, surprisingly the extinct dodos are also part of this order and family as well.
The Order is called Columbiformes (Pigeon-form), so it would only be things that we already consider pigeons being put in it, since Columba means Pigeon/Dove in Latin. If you go up to the Clade, Columbimorphae (Piegon-shaped), you'll see Columbiformes are phylogenically grouped/related to Pterocliformes and Mesitornithiformes. I'd say the Sandgrouse has a pretty good chance of being related, Mesites tho is questionable imo...but I'm no scientist.
Actually, the sandgrouse (Order Pteroclidiformes) are more closely related to pigeons and doves (order Columbiformes), the mesites actually belong to Cuculiformes along with the cuckoos, turacos, and bustards, with the bustards (family Otididae) being the closest living relatives of the mesites (family Mesitornithidae) this divides the Cuculiformes order into two suborders, Cuculae with the families Musophagidae (Turacos) and Cuculidae (Cuckoos) and Otides with the families Otididae (Bustards) and Mesitornithidae (Mesites), the order Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Turacos, Bustards, and Mesites) belongs to the grandorder Furtivornithes, which means "stealthy birds" in latin and most closely relates the cuckoos, turacos, bustards, and mesites to the orders Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, Nighthawks, Poorwills, Pauraques, Frogmouths, Potoos, Owlet Nightjars, and Oilbird), Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds), and Strigiformes (Owls), Columbimorphae (Pigeons, Doves, and Sandgrouse) is the most basal grandorder within the superorder Telleraves (True Landbirds) with the grandorders Furtivornithes (Owls, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Nightjars, Nighthawks, Poorwills, Pauraques, Frogmouths, Potoos, Owlet Nightjars, Oilbird, Cuckoos, Turacos, Bustards, and Mesites) and Coraciopasserea (Passerines, Parrots, Mousebirds, Rollers, Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Motmots, Todies, Hornbills, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes, Scimitarbills, Woodpeckers, Honeyguides, Toucans, Barbets, Jacamars, Puffbirds, and Trogons) being most closely related to each other.
Bernice from Sesame Street is a rock pigeon.
Your videos are awesome
Thank you so much 😀
I'm watching this with my dove
Aww! What's your dove's name??
Dove and Pigeon is pretty much an English language thing. Spanish, French, and German for example use the same word for either although French has two, one masculine, one feminine.
What about tórtola?
The Dodo is a big flightless pidgeon
Calling pigeons and doves the same is like calling a tiger and a cheetah the same. They are all part of the same higher classification but also part of different sub species.
I already heard of dodo’s
Can you do a video a stellers jays
Great suggestion! Thank you!
Can you talk about Harp seals?
Love this request! Thank you!
Im my school theres many pigeons that mate there of many colors lol
Or to describe an annoying human! "You..you pigeon!"
A greatly insulting phrase...
For the pigeons
Huh... dejavu. Is this a reupload?
We made a pigeon episode a few years back but it had some quality issues and factual inaccuracies we wanted to fix. This episode is completely rewritten and remade from the ground up. It's basically a brand new video just the same topic. The old video has been removed. Thanks for watching!
Whatever their similarities may be I can say I have never seen what are commonly called “doves” demonstrate behavior like that of what are commonly called “pigeons”. Their behaviors in all my experience, from anywhere I’ve been in the world, are markedly different.
What are some of the different behaviors you've observed?
Humans really suck sometimes...
Yeah 😭
No I consider doves being a pigeon rather then pigeons being doves
Mmm pidgein
This is the most commonly used animal for demonstration of bird anatomy in terms of dissection. For some reason, it is not uncommon for pics of a dissected pigeon to show a punctured crop!
Pigeon is animal or bird?
yes
An animal is a bird man
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