Doves and pigeons

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Doves and pigeons
By Alaine Camfield
Animal Diversity Web
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Habitat:
Terrestrial Biomes: desert or dune; savanna or grassland; chaparral; forest; rainforest; scrub forest; mountains.
Aquatic Biomes: coastal.
Wetlands: swamp.

Food Habits:
Pigeons and doves can be seen feeding in flocks. They are primarily grainivorous and frugivorous, but occasionally they eat insects, snails, worms, lizards, leaves, buds and flowers.

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