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Order: PIGEONS AND DOVES (COLUMBIFORMES ORDER)
Family: PIGEONS AND DOVES (COLUMBIDAE)

Endangered Species
+ = Endemic Species
a = ABA Area Species



63 Species

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Oriental Turtle-dove




Genus Chalcophaps
Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)

Genus Claravis
Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa)

Genus Columba
African Olive (Rameron) Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
a
Band-Tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon (Columba iriditorques)
White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
a
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Genus Columbina
a
Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove (Columbina minuta)
a
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
Picui Ground-Dove (Columbina picui)
a
Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

Genus Ducula
+
Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea)
Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
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White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni)
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Silver-tipped (White) Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa)

Genus Geopelia
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)
a
Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)

Genus Geophaps
Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta)

Genus Leptotila
Grey-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)
a
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

Genus Macropygia
Sulawesi (Sultan`s) Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya)
Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)

Genus Ocyphaps
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

Genus Oena
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)

Genus Patagioenas
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)
a
Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris)
Spotted-wing Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa)
Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris)
Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea)
Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
a
Scaly-naped (Red-necked) Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea)

Genus Ptilinopus
+
Red-eared Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus fischeri)
Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus)

Genus Spilopelia
a
Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

Genus Streptopelia
Cape Turtle-dove (Ring-necked Dove) (Streptopelia capicola)
a
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
African Mourning (Collared) Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
a
African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
Red-collared (Red Turtle) Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
a
European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea)

Genus treptopelia
a
Oriental (Rufous) Turtle-dove (treptopelia orientalis)

Genus Treron
African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus)
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Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon (Treron griseicauda)
Yellow-footed (legged) Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

Genus Turacoena
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White-faced Cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis)

Genus Turtur
Black-billed Wood-dove (Turtur abyssinicus)
Blue-spotted Wood-dove (Turtur afer)
Emerald Spotted Wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria)

Genus Zenaida
a
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
a
Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)
a
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

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