Family: Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves view all from this family
Description ADULT Male has pinkish buff plumage overall. Upper
wings, back, and rump are buffy brown with black spots on
tertials and wing coverts. Head, neck, and breast are paler
buff, flushed pink on breast and with iridescent bluish feathers
on nape. Note dark crescent on lower margin of ear coverts, dark
bill and pinkish red legs. Adult female is similar, but less
colorful on neck and breast. JUVENILE Similar to adult female,
but has spotted and barred appearance to back, neck, and breast,
and pale face with dark line through eye. Dimensions Length: 12"
(30 cm) Habitat Common in open terrain, including arable
farmland, parks, suburbs, and roadsides. Northern populations
are mostly migratory, present Mar-Sep, wintering south to
Mexico. Birds from south of range are often rather sedentary and
at best locally nomadic in winter in search of food. Observation
Tips Easy to see. Range Southeast, Great Lakes, Southwest, Mid-
Atlantic, New England, We