pigeon
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Mr. Warrack describes removing an approximately 3-foot-deep layer of pigeon excrement from Rome’s Church of SS Vincenzo e Anastasio, “which revealed a multitude of squirming horrors that even Hieronymus Bosch never dreamed of.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They're actually quite small birds, about the size of a wood pigeon, but they look much bigger - they have a wingspan much bigger in comparison to most other birds to their body size.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, the little girl next to me picked up a plush pigeon keychain with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Thus the California grizzly joined the passenger pigeon, the most populous bird on earth, on the extinction list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The pigeon hit a shelf with a loud smack and slumped to the floor.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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