{"id":1290,"date":"2022-03-03T13:42:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=species&#038;p=1290"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T21:41:36","slug":"band-tailed-pigeon","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/species\/band-tailed-pigeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Band-tailed Pigeon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Band-tailed pigeons live in mixed conifer forests, ponderosa pine forests, or in dense stands of evergreen oaks and pines between 4,500 and 9,100 feet elevation. They are about the size of a domestic pigeon, and adults weigh about 8 ounces. Both sexes have an overall blue-gray appearance, and it is only after close inspection that one notices the male\u2019s rosier breast and more iridescence on the nape of the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull image-feature has-alpha-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hunting-trapping-history\">Natural History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Band-tailed pigeons are sometimes confused with domestic or feral pigeons that are often seen in cities and towns. In autumn, adults can be differentiated from their young by the adult\u2019s chrome-yellow bills and feet, white crescent at the nape of the neck, and the dark gray band across the top of the tail that gives the bird its name.\u00a0After feeding on acorns and other fall mast crops, most Arizona band-tailed pigeons migrate to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico to spend the winter months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column image-feature__image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/live-azgfd-main.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1439 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555-122x90.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555-541x400.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/landscapeSunset_555-460x340.jpg 460w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 555px; 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