Band-tailed Pigeon

Scientific name: Patagioenas fasciata

The Band-tailed Pigeon occupies a diversity of habitats in the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America. Arid montane forests, wetter coastal forests, oak woodlands, and chaparral are all called home by Band-tailed Pigeons in various parts of the species’ range.

Young Band-tailed Pigeons are fed a substance known as crop milk, something similar in texture to cottage cheese that is produced in the crops of the parent birds. As the young grow older and are about to leave the nest, they are fed less crop milk and more of the grains, fruits, and nuts that they will eat as adults.

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