Pigeon bite? kills man

I find this news item from India incredible on two counts:

1. I've never seen a pigeon "bite" anyone. They don't have teeth. Perhaps they meant to indicate that the pigeon pecked the man? I don't think I've ever even had a pigeon pinch my skin between their beaks; I have had hookbills pinch my skin that way.
2. There is some sort of implication of the pigeon "bite" killing this person. Again, I find this extremely difficult to believe. Even if a pigeon were to peck as hard as it could, unless it pecked you directly in your eye it wouldn't hurt you.
   

I wonder if somehow this story got translated incorrectly or if the story was written by someone with a not-so-great command of English.

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