The Band-tailed pigeon is the largest member of the pigeons and doves family group. They are larger than the familiar rock pigeon aka city pigeon and their stocky grayish body has a unique ...

Pigeons, for example, show consistent reflexes when rolled, pitched, or yawed. These reflexes are stronger when simulated ...

Band-tailed pigeons are not the type of pigeons you might encounter on BART or city sidewalks – they’re about the size of a small hawk with iridescent green feathers on the backs of their ...

A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely on. Its makers say the prototype could eventually lead to passenger ...

The band-tailed pigeon is a regular resident of the Pacific Coast and Bay Area. They live anywhere from sea level up to 1,000 feet in elevation.

Once the scientists have created a passenger pigeon-like genome, they will insert this altered DNA into reproductive cells in band-tailed pigeon embryos. The birds will mature, mate, and lay eggs.