noun
Refers to pigeons kept by humans, as opposed to wild pigeons. Often used in contexts of pigeon keeping or racing.
See also: ドバト
公園で飼い鳩に餌をやる人がいる。
There are people who feed the domestic pigeons in the park.
彼は飼い鳩のレースに参加している。
He participates in domestic pigeon races.
ドバト (土鳩) refers to the common feral pigeon or rock dove, often seen in cities. 飼い鳩 specifically means domesticated pigeons kept by people.
Compound of 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising') + 鳩 (hato, 'pigeon'). The reading ばと is a rendaku form of はと.