Rare wild pigeons extinct in most of the world have been discovered living in remote parts of Scotland and Ireland. Researchers have found the rock dove, also known as the rock pigeon, living on ...

DNA testing reveals that the wild ancestors of the common domestic and feral pigeons, now extinct in many parts of the world, are still living on islands in Scotland and Ireland. Researchers led by ...

The rock pigeon is also an abundant year round resident throughout much of North America, particularly in cities and towns. But unlike the house sparrow and starling, the rock pigeon population in not ...