Does a Rock Pigeon Migrate?

Not migratory. If displaced from nesting area, has good homing ability; trained homing pigeons

homing pigeons
Until the introduction of telephones, homing pigeons were used commercially to deliver communication. Messenger pigeons are often incorrectly categorized as English Carrier pigeons, an ancient breed of fancy pigeons. They were used historically to send messages but lost the homing instinct long ago.
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can return to home loft from long distances away.

Do rock pigeons migrate?

Migration. Not migratory. If displaced from nesting area, has good homing ability; trained homing pigeons can return to home loft from long distances away.

Where do rock pigeons migrate?

Rock Pigeons do not migrate. However if displaced from a nesting area, they have a good homing ability and can return from long distances. It is thought that this ability evolved to help them find their own nests on cliffs covered with large colonies of similar looking nests.

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