Barbary dove
Some of these doves carry a mutation that makes them completely white. These white Barbaries are most commonly used in stage magic acts. White Barbary doves are traditionally released in large public ceremonies, since it is a peace symbol in several cultures, and "dove releases" are also sometimes found at weddings and funerals. However, a release dove is, in fact, usually a homing pigeon, as Barbary doves lack the homing instinct.
The Ringneck Dove, Ring-necked Turtle-Dove, Ring Dove, or Barbary Dove, ''Streptopelia risoria'', is a domestic member of the dove family .
Although the Ringneck Dove is normally assigned its own systematic name, as ''Streptopelia risoria'', considerable doubt exists as to its appropriate classification. Some sources confidently assert that it is a domestic form of the Eurasian Collared Dove, ''S. decaocto'', but the majority of evidence points to it being a domesticated form of the African.. more
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