Pigeons- Telling the difference between species

Pigeons... 
Possibly the most common species of bird. But is there any difference to them?

I'm going to start this post with a simple answer: Yes. Some differences are very noticeable, such as the blue plumage and crown of the Victoria Crowned Pigeon. But some differences are subtle between species, such as the birds I'm going to show today.

A humble Wood Pigeon

Wood Pigeons Are the largest species of Pigeon, and are found in cities or forests in Western Europe. They have a white patch on their neck, a grey-pink breast, plain grey wings and tail and iridescent plumage on their grey heads. Wood Pigeons also have orange-ish beaks and white flecks in their feathers.

The highly common Rock Dove

Rock Doves are also known as Feral Pigeons, and are everywhere. And seriously, I mean everywhere. These little critters may live in cities, but actually they come from clifftop nests, but have migrated to cities because of the buildings. Anyway, these birds have the same iridescent plumage, but the similarities went there. Rock doves have grey bodies with darker grey bands on their wings and tail, and usually missing toes.

Anyway, I hope you have found this useful and/or interesting. See you soon!

-Urban Jungle