旅行鳩

From 旅行 (ryokō, “travel”) +‎ 鳩 (hato, “pigeon; dove”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) りょこーばと [ryòkóóbáꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ko̞ːba̠to̞]

旅(りょ)行(こう)鳩(ばと) or 旅行鳩(リョコウバト) • (ryokōbato) ^{←りよかうばと (ryokaubato)?}

1. passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as リョコウバト (ryokōbato).