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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Homing pigeons are a different species.

[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And extinct from what I understand

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 days ago

You might be thinking of passenger pigeons (which are a different species and extinct), homing pigeon is just a name used for any rock dove/pigeon that is bred to return home after being released. Same species as feral pigeons.