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Domestic pigeon (Columba livia)
The orange dove (Ptilinopus victor) exhibits sexual dimorphism, a condition where males and females of the same species display distinct physical differences.12
In this species, the male is brilliant orange, while the female is green. This difference in coloration is associated with the need for the female to remain cryptic, as she performs most, if not all, of the incubation.1