band-tailed pigeon noun alsoband-tail pigeon\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\; orbandtail\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