The pink plumage of a dove in the City of London confused bird watchers.
The bird appeared in the Ealing area, in the City of London. Jean Moles, a woman from Ealing, was surprised to see a pink bird on a neighbor’s roof on August 11, the Telegraph reported.
“It sits on the flat roof right next to my window. It is a pink dove with white stripes and a gray head. I have never seen such a bird in 74 years. The French national from the house next door took a picture of the bird and he has never seen a pigeon of the same color. I provided him with food, “Moles said.
The only pink bird in the world with a scientific name is Nesoenas mayeri. But they are extremely rare and distributed in Mauritius, a few thousand kilometers from England. This breed has gray wings, not pink wings like the London Bird.
Tim Webb, a member of the Royal British Bird Protection Association, confirmed that the bird Ms Moles saw was a dove.
“Foods high in beta-carotene and canthaxanthin – harmless natural pigments – can change the color of a bird’s feathers. Flamingos have pink feathers because they eat shrimp. However, I’m not ruling out That possibility. The pigeon’s pink plumage was the result of it falling. into a puddle of pigment. It was also possible that someone had dyed its feathers, “Webb said.
