What are the common species of pigeons? What is the purpose of the tail?

Pigeon is a very common bird, which is raised all over the world. In daily life, homing pigeon is a kind of pigeon, which is mainly used for flying and communication. Pigeons have a history of thousands of years, very good at flying, small size, a wide variety. Let's take a look at the common species of pigeons. What is the purpose of the tail?

What are the common species of pigeons?

Pigeons can be divided into two categories: wild pigeons and domestic pigeons.

(1) Wild pigeon

Wild pigeons have arboreal and rocky species, which refer to pigeons that have not been domesticated and are distributed all over the world, mainly forest pigeons, rock pigeons, North American travel pigeons, snow pigeons, turtledoves and so on.

1. Rock pigeon

The rock pigeon, also known as the mountain stone pigeon, is a kind of wild pigeon, which mainly lives on the cliffs along the coast, builds its own nest and breeds between the cracks in the rocks. The rock pigeon is larger than the original pigeon and has spots on its feathers. China is mainly distributed throughout Northeast China, eastern and central Inner Mongolia and other areas.

2. Spotted-tailed forest pigeon

Spotted-tailed forest pigeon is a second-class protected animal in China, one of the wild pigeons, with black feathers and white feathers on the edge of its wings. Mainly distributed in Europe, it is not easy to domesticate.

3. Snow pigeon

Snow pigeon is a kind of wild pigeon, mainly distributed in Xizang area of our country, famous for being born in the snow mountain area, the whole body is white, rarely tile gray.

(2) domestic pigeons

Domestic pigeon is a kind of bird domesticated from original pigeon, which can be divided into three categories: flying, eating and enjoying according to its use.

Edible pigeons are large in size, delicious in meat and rich in nutrients. Edible pigeon is a very good nourishing food for human beings because of its fast breeding speed and convenient feeding. The common ones are chicken pigeons.

Jingxiang pigeon is a kind of athlete in sports competition, which has a strong desire to return home and the ability to fly fast. Mainly divided into short-and medium-range pigeons, long-range pigeons, super-long-range pigeons, racing pigeons.

Play appreciation pigeon is the smallest kind of domestic pigeon, a variety of colors, there are ground pigeons that can not fly, there are fast pigeons that are good at flying.

What is the function of the pigeon's tail?

The tail of a pigeon is like the rudder of an aircraft or a ship. The pigeon has twelve tail feathers, which are shaped like a fan when unfolded. They can rotate flexibly, keep their body in balance and control the direction of flight. When the end of the tail is in a straight line, it is called a flat tail, when it is curved, it is called a round tail, and when it is in the shape of scissors, it is called a cut tail, in which the circle is better.

Pigeons represent beauty, happiness and peace. There are flocks of pigeons in squares around the world to add to the atmosphere and entertain tourists from all over the world. No matter what kind of pigeon it is, we need to protect it and love it.