Wild Bird Photography

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

* = Endangered Species
+ = Endemic Species
a = ABA Area Species

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65 Species



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Species Locations

Genus Chalcophap

Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)


Genus Claravi

Blue Ground-Dove (Claravis pretiosa)


Genus Columb

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 Columbin

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 Ducul

+

Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea)

Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)

+

White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni)

+

Silver-tipped (White) Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa)


Genus Geopeli

Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)

Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)

a

Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)


Genus Geophap

Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta)


Genus Leptotil

Grey-fronted Dove (Leptotila rufaxilla)

a

White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)


Genus Macropygi

Sulawesi (Sultan`s) Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya)

Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella)


Genus Ocyphap

Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)


Genus Oen

Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)


Genus Patagioena

Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana)

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 Ptilinopu

+

Red-eared Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus fischeri)

Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)

Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus)


Genus Spilopeli

a

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)


Genus Streptopeli

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 treptopeli

a

Oriental (Rufous) Turtle-dove (treptopelia orientalis)


Genus Trero

African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus)

+

Gray-cheeked Green Pigeon (Treron griseicauda)

Yellow-footed (legged) Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)


Genus Turacoen

+

White-faced Cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis)


Genus Turtu

Black-billed Wood-dove (Turtur abyssinicus)

Blue-spotted Wood-dove (Turtur afer)

Emerald Spotted Wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos)

Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria)


Genus Zenaid

a

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)

a

Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)

a

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

West Peruvian (Pacific) Dove (Zenaida meloda)


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