City dwellers besieged by pigeons on their terraces, balconies, rooftops, parks, public squares and sidewalks may or may not appreciate a new episode of PBS’s “Nature” that reveals the inner lives of ...

Hardly any urban bird polarizes as much as the pigeon. For some it is the "rat of the sky", for others a survivor of the big ...

We examined how urban environments affect the abundance, proportion, and diversity of plumage color morphs in feral pigeons. Five major plumage color morphs (black, blue, white, red, and mixed) were ...

Have you ever wondered why pigeons prefer walking over flying even when people come very close to them? This unusual behavior is common in cities, where pigeons often move calmly on the ground instead ...