Is this a Dove or Pigeon?

[saysfaa]

Doves and pigeons are the same thing. Some regions differentiate but the differences are inconsistent from region to region. All domestic doves and all domestic pigeons are versions of rock doves.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

We recently had this beautiful white bird with red eyes and legs show up at our farm. It was hanging around and eating chicken feed and corn I throw out in the driveway for them to peck at. It can't fly and I watched it walk down to an old shed and followed it. I was able to catch it fairly easily. I have kept it in a large dog kennel for about 2 weeks and it's still unable to fly. I let it go and it walks around the yard and hangs fairly close by and in and out of barns etc.
It jumps and flaps...but nothing further. We do have both wild pigeons and doves around. I don't mind giving it an indoor home to keep it safe from predators, but would like to verify if it's a Pigeon or Dove so I can get it a friend, as I have read they are very social. It eats well and coos at night and turns and dances on the branch I gave it. Please help me identify which it is. It has no banding. You can't tell in the picture, but it's eyes look red not black. We call it Damian because of the eyes. I called Stromberg Hatchery about getting a friend, when I described it's behavior she said it's a male. We have about 200 free range chickens of all ages, but this type of bird is new to us. We just want to help it have a good life and not be eaten!

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Definitely a pigeon, and definitely domestic, so can’t survive if released into the wild. People call white pigeons “doves”, even though they’re the same type of bird as a gray pigeon, just a different color. (White doves don’t actually exist in nature.)

If it is particularly large (think the size of a small bantam), it could be a king pigeon. I have a couple white pigeons which I rescued from a dove release, they’re great pets.

 

[Curnow]

Definitely a pigeon, and definitely domestic, so can’t survive if released into the wild. People call white pigeons “doves”, even though they’re the same type of bird as a gray pigeon, just a different color. (White doves don’t actually exist in nature.)

If it is particularly large (think the size of a small bantam), it could be a king pigeon. I have a couple white pigeons which I rescued from a dove release, they’re great pets.View attachment 3350844

Thanks for the reply. I think we will be keeping him for a pet. Now to find him a friend! I'm finding out there are soooooo many beautiful pigeons. I had no idea!

Thanks again everyone for the help!