Falcated Duck: Medium dabbling duck with long black and white tertial feathers extending over black rump. White throat has black ring; black tail and black-green speculum are edged in white. A large forest pigeon with a white head and body (juveniles and females more smoky-gray), and blackish wings and tail. Medium black bill with small black knob. Medium pink-red legs and feet. Band-tailed pigeons have red eyes and a … A white crescent or collar on the nape on adults is distinctive among pigeons. American Goldfinch Plumage / Description: Male breeding plumage is a brilliant lemon-yellow on throat, breast, belly and back with a black crown and black wings. This evening we were visited by a lovely bird that I have identified as a brown and white pigeon. That is an helmet. The answer tot his will be noe look at the helmet in the pictures provided by pigeons.com. The male has a metallic green or purple sheen, and the female often has a darker cap and is usually greyer. Long wings and tail. Black back with white head and white underparts. He is completely white with red legs/talons, and a dusting of brown around his head and upper neck. almost pure white to wholly black. An amazingly beautiful black and white bird. Couldn't find him in my field guide but found a matching photo on the web. The one pictured is almost identical in appearance to the wild-type Rock Dove. In the course of the molt, their heads look splotchy (see photo at right), and their wing tips are not yet fully white. Introduced to North America from Europe in the early 1600s, city pigeons nest on buildings and window ledges. The back, wings and tail are dark grey to black and the underparts are grey. Red-headed Woodpeckers, whether male or female, look alike, wearing tuxedo-like plumage with all-red heads from throat, completely over the head and down the back of the head to the base of the neck. Female and juvenile like male but darker with brown-black knob on bill. A top notch is multicoloured. Fairly long, rectangular tail. Long, rounded wings. Red eye and eye ring, with a pale bill that has a red base. In addition to the typical blue-gray bird with two dark wingbars, you'll often see flocks with plain, spotted, pale, or rusty-red birds in them. If you see something that looks like a pure Rock Dove anywhere away from the areas above then it will be a Feral Pigeon. Make sure u have a helmet and not a top notch. Males gray, females brown, both with white rump. Range limited to southern coastal areas from Texas to south Carolina, and throughout Florida. Thye are only two colours red head and tail with a whit body or black head and tail with a white body. Chestnut lower belly and vent. The White-headed Pigeon is a large pigeon with a distinctive white head, neck and breast, which sometimes have an orange or greyish wash. Its pied plumage is white all over the body, with black primary feathers that stand out in rich contrast both when perched and in flight. The top half of the tail is a dark gray, while the bottom half is pale gray. Or maybe some other sort like a capuchine or nun. A common sight in cities around the world, Rock Pigeons crowd streets and public squares, living on discarded food and offerings of birdseed. The crested iridescent head is green and purple-brown. A plain black and white bird might not seem beautiful at first glance, but the pied imperial-pigeon is an elegant dove with simple plumage and a gentle visage. Mike 22-Nov-2017 17:46: Due to the high quality of the photos & their processing, this is a wonderful resource for assisting in the ID of my 'mystery' bird photos - thank you greatly. Long, black deeply forked tail. Green-black back, wings, and tail. Plumage / Description: Male and female plumage similar except males have more extensive red on the crown of their head. 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