Scientific Name: Columba livia

Residency: Year-round throughout Arizona.

Diet: Grains, seeds, and fruit.

Predators: In North America, predators of this bird include raccoons, Great-horned Owls, Golden Eagles, American Kestrels and Peregrine Falcons.

Nesting: Two white eggs are laid in a poorly built nest made out of sticks and other materials placed in a sheltered niche. Male and female raise 3-4 broods per year.

Nesting Records: Scottsdale Community College.

Notes: The Rock Dove, also known as the Rock Pigeon, has very high and stable population numbers, in part due to city dweller feedings. In fact, periodic trappings and poisonings occur in some areas to reduce numbers. This bird utilizes urban and other human-occupied environments quite well, so it has probably not had much of a negative effect on native birds.

Photo: To be added.

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