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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Adam Gabbatt

Pink pigeon found in New York was ‘probably dyed for gender reveal party’

A pigeon flies past the skyline of lower Manhattan.
‘Pigeons come in many different colours and plumages but pink isn’t one of them,’ Wild Bird Fund said. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

A pink-plumaged pigeon rescued from a New York City park may have been dyed for a gender reveal party, a wildlife group said.

The king pigeon was found wandering Madison Square Park in Manhattan and was taken into care, the Wild Bird Fund said.

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