Pigeons and Doves
Columbidae
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species. The related word "columbine" refers to pigeons and doves. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills that, in some species, feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalaya and Australasia ecozones. Pigeons and doves are...
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 337 known species
Typical Old World Pigeons
genusColumba
Zenaida Doves
genusZenaida
Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves
genusStreptopelia
Small Ground Doves
genusColumbina
Laughing and Spotted Doves
genusSpilopelia
New Zealand Pigeons
genusHemiphaga
New World Pigeons
genusPatagioenas
Australasian Doves
genusGeopelia
Crested Pigeons
genusOcyphaps
Green-Pigeons
genusTreron
Leptotila Doves
genusLeptotila
Australian Bronzewings
genusPhaps
Imperial Pigeons
genusDucula
Emerald Doves
genusChalcophaps
Typical Cuckoo-Doves
genusMacropygia
Wood-Doves
genusTurtur
Oena
genusOena
Typical Fruit Doves
genusPtilinopus
Leucosarcia
genusLeucosarcia
Andean Ground Doves
genusMetriopelia
Australian Ground Pigeons
genusGeophaps
Wompoo and Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Doves
genusMegaloprepia
Lopholaimus
genusLopholaimus
Geotrygon Quail-Doves
genusGeotrygon
Crowned-Pigeons
genusGoura
Nicobar Pigeon and allies
genusCaloenas
Mascarene Pigeons and Turtle-Doves
genusNesoenas
Zentrygon Quail-Doves
genusZentrygon
Claravis
genusClaravis
Aplopelia
genusAplopelia
Ramphiculus Fruit-Doves
genusRamphiculus
Blue-Pigeons
genusAlectroenas
Brown-Doves
genusPhapitreron
Bleeding-hearts and Allies
genusGallicolumba
Australian Rock Pigeons
genusPetrophassa
Uropelia
genusUropelia
Pacific Ground Doves
genusPampusana
Starnoenas
genusStarnoenas
Black Cuckoo-Doves
genusTuracoena
Otidiphaps
genusOtidiphaps
Ectopistes
genusEctopistes
Greater Cuckoo-Doves
genusReinwardtoena
Blue-and-purple Ground Doves
genusParaclaravis
Leptotrygon
genusLeptotrygon
Mountain-Pigeons
genusGymnophaps
Laughing and Spotted Doves × Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves
genushybridSpilopelia × Streptopelia
Dodos
genusRaphus
New Guinean Bronzewings
genusHenicophaps
Trugon
genusTrugon
Cryptophaps
genusCryptophaps
Columba × Spilopelia
genushybridColumba × Spilopelia
Pezophaps
genusPezophaps
Tooth-billed Pigeons
genusDidunculus
Typical Old World Pigeons × Turtle-Doves and Collared-Doves
genushybridColumba × Streptopelia
Geopelia × Streptopelia
genushybridGeopelia × Streptopelia
Ocyphaps × Streptopelia
genushybridOcyphaps × Streptopelia
Streptopelia × Treron
genushybridStreptopelia × Treron
Streptopelia × Zenaida
genushybridStreptopelia × Zenaida
Dysmoropelia
genusDysmoropelia
Bountyphaps
genusBountyphaps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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