Males and females are similar in plumage. A very large wild, native pigeon. Skittish. Overall gray with distinctive markings including a bi-colored bill (yellow at the base, black at the tip), a white collar on the nape of the nape and iridescent green below the nape. The tail is bi-colored as well with a broad light-colored band at the end of the tail.

Males and females are similar in plumage. A very large wild, native pigeon. Skittish. Overall gray with distinctive markings including a bi-colored bill (yellow at the base, black at the tip), a white collar on the nape of the nape and iridescent green below the nape. The tail is bi-colored as well with a broad light-colored band at the end of the tail.

Common in summer in appropriate habitat.

Will frequent backyard bird feeders in forested settings but is very wary of humans. Scares easily. Usually occurs in small flocks.

Nuts, seeds, berries

Rock Dove, Mourning Dove

Residential settings bordering the National Forest, Ponderosa Pine habitat, at the higher elevations in the Bradshaw Mountains � Walker, Groom Creek.