Question

Sketch, label, and classify Pigeon.

Answer 1

Hint: Pigeons are found as domesticated birds as well as wild forms. They are flying birds having peculiar characters of birds and they are available in large numbers. Pigeons are found throughout the world common in tropical and temperate zones.

Complete answer:

Pigeons belong to the family Columbidae. They mostly live in the temperate and tropical regions. Diya body comprises stout bodies, short necks, small heads, and thick, heavy plumage.
Classification of Pigeons:-
Phylum - Chordata
Subphylum - Vertebrata
Class - Aves
Order - Columbiformes
Family - Columbidae
The family Columbidae, divided into five groups-
1)Otidiphabinae are the Pheasant Pigeon
2)Ptilinopus consists of 124 species and they are fruit Doves.
3)Typical grain-eating pigeons consist of 87 species.
4)Gourinae are the crowned pigeons consisting of three species.
5)Didunculus are the tooth billed pigeons.

Additional Information: -There are literally hundreds of breeds of pigeon. It’s the same with dogs. All the pigeons are members of the same species. Some of the breeds have fizzy feathers on the neck, feathered legs, white feathers, or have the ability to fly in a sort of “tumble.”
-The number of pigeons is classified into some families. They are-
The Columbinae - consists of about 175 species in about 30 genera. These are seed and fruit eaters found in temperate and tropical regions of the world. Some of them are grown figures and also feed partially on trees. They are usually soft grey and brown to a black color and sometimes have patches on the plumage.
-The Cosmopolitan genus Columbus includes the old world wood pigeon and the new world band-tailed pigeon.
-The Treroninae-also known as the fruit pigeon consists of about 115 species in about 10 genera. They are found in Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Island. They are soft-billed, short-legged, and arboreal in habitat. They have greenish usually with yellow, red, and other brightly colored markings in their plumage.
-The Treroninae genus includes the heavyset Imperial pigeon (Dacula), the small and extremely colorful fruit doves(Ptilinopus), and the blue pigeon (Alectroenas).
The Gourinae-consists of three species found in New Guinea. They are blue-grey in colors with a fanlike head crest. They are also the largest of all the pigeons (the size of a turkey).
The Didunculus- comprises a single species i.e the tooth billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris). Found in Samoa. These are the fruit-eating terrestrial pigeons adapted to the arboreal habitat. Unlike most of the pigeons, it uses its feet to hold on its foot while pecking off pieces.

Note: -Except in the coldest region and the remote Islands, pigeons can be found all over the world.
-Out of 250 species of pigeons which are known to third of them can be found in tropical South Asia, Australia, and the Island of the Western Pacific.
-All these pieces of pigeons belong to this family suck liquids instead of shipping and swallow like other birds.