noun
also band-tail pigeon ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- ; or bandtail ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
: a wild pigeon ( Columba fasciata ) of western No. America that is often confused with the now extinct passenger pigeon but is distinguished by a rounded tail with a black transverse band