What bird brought Noah a fresh olive leaf in Genesis?

In Genesis, a dove brought Noah a fresh olive leaf. After the floodwaters began to recede, Noah sent birds from the Ark to discover whether dry land had appeared. The dove first returned because it could find nowhere to rest.

Noah sent the dove again seven days later, and it returned in the evening carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf. This gave Noah evidence that the waters had fallen sufficiently for vegetation to be visible. After another seven days, the dove did not return, suggesting that it had found suitable land outside the Ark.

The olive leaf later became a widely recognized symbol of peace, hope, and reconciliation. In the biblical context, it is more specifically a sign that the flood was ending and the earth was becoming habitable again.

The story also includes a raven, which Noah sent earlier. Popular summaries sometimes mention only the dove, but Genesis describes both birds and gives them different roles in the search for land.