Rock-Pigeons in Some Parts of Bangladesh

Journal Title: The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 3

Abstract

Out of 492 rock pigeons the highest percentage were shown in blue bar (74.59) then blue checker (10.77). Other types are pied (5.89), black (2.64), white (2.24) and mealy bar (1.22). In Sylhet Shah Jalal Majar though there lot of pigeons but for mixing with other breeds especially tumbler and domestic breeds now this pure breeds are facing its purity and found only 57 pure rock pigeons. In Kushtia town (observed pigeons 150) in some old building and roadside wooden chambers which are provided by pigeon lovers are keeping this pigeons. Poradaha town and its Railway Station observed total pigeons were 97 and these pigeons take water adjacent from a pond. Some illegal and hawker of the platform captured the squab of rock-pigeon and take as meat in Ishwardi railway station (total pigeons 188). Highest pigeons, male and female were found in Ishwardi and lowest in Sylhet of Bangladesh. Observed adult rock pigeons there were some juveniles but those were not counted in sex ratio. All pigeons take food on the platform and when public gathers they go outside. With the wild rock pigeons, some domestic and tumbler breeds are mixed and living well for a long time. In Sylhet this study was performed on 27 December 2014, in Kushtia 29 May, Poradaha 30 May and Ishwardi 31 May in the year 2015.

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M. Ashraful Kabir

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M. Ashraful Kabir (2016). Rock-Pigeons in Some Parts of Bangladesh. The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences, 2(3), 45-49. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-209516