Dark-tailed laurel pigeon

Description

Bolle's pigeon (Columba bollii) is a species of the genus Columba of family Columbidae,doves and pigeons,endemic to the Canary Islands,Spain.This bird is named after the German naturalist Carl Bolle,who was the first to distinguish it from the laurel pigeon.This wood pigeon is endemic to the laurel forest habitat.Larger than the common pigeon,a length of 36 cm to 38 cm.It is a large dark grey pigeon.At 37–40 cm,it looks like a very dark wood pigeon.Its dark grey,rather than brown plumage,and the dark bands on the grey tail distinguish it from the other pigeon endemic to the Canary Islands,the laurel pigeon.It is a basically dark grey bird,with a pinkish breast.It lacks any white markings,which together with its darker plumage distinguishes it from the other species.