Types of Doves

While there great numbers of wild doves, this type of bird has also been heavily domesticated, so you can now find many different types of doves even in local bird stores. Doves are a naturally sweet bird and have been found to be easy to train. In fact, they like human contact enough to actually prefer human contact. This makes them an excellent bird to have as a pet. Plus, they have a good deal of intelligence, which makes them easy to train. That would be why you often see doves being used in magic tricks.

There are many different breeds of doves available in the wild and as domesticated creates. Even the more rare breeds of dove can be found throughout the pet industry and definitely through specialty breeders. And little is it known, but doves and pigeons are in the same family of bird. This explains why doves and pigeons are sometimes confused in the wild. They often share very similar features which make them hard to distinguish.

Here are a few of the most common breeds of doves and pigeons that can be found: Barbary Dove, Diamond Dove, Green Wing Dove, Mourning Dove, White Dove, Ringneck Dove, Senegal Dove, Spotted Dove, Bleeding-heart Pigeon, Brunner Pouter Pigeon, Budapest Tumbler Pigeon, Chinese Owl Pigeon, Crested Pigeon, English Trumpeter Pigeon, Indian Fantail Pigeon, Maltese Pigeon, Old German Owl Pigeon, Oriental Frill Pigeon, Purple-breasted Fruit Pigeon, Rock Pigeon - Common Pigeon, Valencian Figurita Pigeon, and the West of England Tumbler Pigeon. Among the most popular types are white doves and turtle doves.

Related Information

White Doves
White doves make the perfect partner for magic tricks!

Pet Doves
Pet doves are tame enough for to be handled directly.