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Pigeons are a type of dove.
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Is it true that pigeons are a type of dove?
Yes. A reference source states that pigeon and dove are common names used interchangeably and that the domestic pigeon's wild ancestor is the rock dove. Other sources note pigeons and doves both belong to the family Columbidae.
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Hybrids of Pigeon by Ring Dove. (1950). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1086/281631
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Avian Paramyxovirus Type 1 Infections in Pigeons - Spread to Domestic Poultry in Great Britain in 1984. (1986). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4287-5_9
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Sprocket, S. (2022). Good boy magazine : read comics or go to hell. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/goodboymagazine20000silv
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Columbidae - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae
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Matrix Protein Gene Sequence Analysis of Avian Paramyxovirus 1 Isolates Obtained from Pigeons. (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1023495615729
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Simple English Wikipedia: Dove. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove
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