Has anyone seen a baby pigeon and if so where do they live and what's the correct name for them?

Answer 1

They're called squabs. They live with their parents because they're born altrical (dependent, bald and blind), and they're really unique to the bird world, because if you remember, aves and mammals are different because mammals have hair and produce milk -- but pigeons produce "crop milk". Crop milk, like breast milk, is made of sloughed off parent cells, but crop milk is made in the parent's throat-area, and regurgitated into the squab. They are the only bird that nourishes their babies this way.

Answer 2

Yes, baby pigeons are often seen...people just don't realize they are babies. By the time they leave thier nest..they pretty much look just like the adults, except they may appear sort of fluffy or downy. Take a close look at the pigeons in your area during the spring and you may start to recognize the babies.

Answer 3

rock doves and feral pigeons are the same species (Columbo livia). Rock Doves are the wilder version of the feral pigeon (and domestic pigeons)- and are often found in coastal areas where they nest on ledges of cliffs. Feral pigeons originated from the domestic version of the Rock Dove. The pigeons you see in town are often the distant relatives of the original domestic escapees who have adapted to the human environment. Because there often isn't much in the way of nesting material in towns and on rocky cliffs, feral pigeons (and their ilk) use a few random sticks to prevent their eggs from rolling around and dropping off. These sticks are often arranged on ledges of buildings. When the young pigeons (squabs) hatch from the eggs they are small and almost naked. They snuggle up close to the breast feathers of the parent bird to keep them warm, this is why you don't often see them until they are fully feathered, by which time they are almost as big as their parents. You may spot a young one by the yellowish hair-like strands that often are visible through the feathers. These will eventually drop out as the bird reaches adulthood.

Answer 4

A baby Pigeon or Dove is called a squab. I keep Doves, they're meant to live in my Dovecote, but I think they've got in with a gang of teenage ones that stop out at night (like pigeons do) they nest in trees.

Answer 5

No,but we often talk about this as being a bit of a mystery ! Plenty of adult pigeons,but never seen a baby or nest even. Hope someone has the answer

Answer 6

A baby pigeon is called a squab. They don't leave the nest until they are about the same size as mom and dad. You probably see squaba all the time, but just don't realize it!

For more info:

http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970905/skinnyon.html

Answer 7

hii the baby pigeon is found in nest where the big pigeons have made. the pigeons make nest where there no disturbance.
they make nest at the corner of the building or any old house where no one is living. and the baby pigeon name is depend upon the country language.......bye

Answer 8

I used to breed pigeons in the 60s and a baby is called a squab

Answer 9

Baby pigeons are called squabs.

I see some in our garden when they fell out of the nests (The nest (if a few sticks/twigs stuck together with guano can be called a nest) after a storm (heavy rain with strong wind).

Sometimes I see their "nests" under ledges high up on the side of tall buildings and some people say they see them breeding on their own balconies!

Their nests are very funny and rough. Babies soon feather up (fledge), and reach weights greater than their parents (they grow very quickly), who feed them well. Pigeons produce a slurry in their crops, to feed squabs, and it is called "pigeon milk".

And this is True! (I bet you never thought a bird made "milk"?)


ps. Small birds which look like pigean are called doves and are fully grown. Some people mistake them for baby pigeans however they are fully grown birds

Answer 10

Ive seen a baby pigeon.. I dont know the correct name but I used to call it, "the annoying little poop machine" that lived on my 7th floor balcony.