White Pigeon

*White pigeons have existed in the world since antiquity, today’s white doves and pigeons are barbary doves that have been selectively bred to make the albino genes dominant.Barbary doves are also naturally small birds, and this is another trait that breeders attempt to accentuate in the white pigeon

White doves and pigeons have long held significant symbolism in religion and spiritualism and today most of them are bred to be used commercially.The notion of releasing birds in a ceremonial fashion dates all the way back to the 5th century, but the move towards breeding pure white pigeons for even starker and bolder symbolism is something that has happened over the generations.

Scientific name: Streptopelia Risoria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae