Columbidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Columbiformes Columbidae
Ptilinopus regina Swainson, 1825

Ptilinopus regina Swainson, 1825

Ptilinopus regina Swainson, 1825

Ptilinopus regina, the rose-crowned fruit dove, is a common fruit-eating dove found in Australia and Indonesia, listed as Least Concern.

Ptilinopus leclancheri (Bonaparte, 1855)

Ptilinopus leclancheri (Bonaparte, 1855)

Ptilinopus leclancheri (Bonaparte, 1855)

Ptilinopus leclancheri is a medium-sized Columbidae bird found in Taiwan and the Philippines that feeds mainly on fruit.

Ptilinopus jambu (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ptilinopus jambu (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ptilinopus jambu (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ptilinopus jambu, the jambu fruit dove, is a small colorful forest dove found in Southeast Asia.

Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875)

Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875)

Ptilinopus melanospilus (Salvadori, 1875)

Ptilinopus melanospilus, the black-naped fruit dove, is a common green medium-sized dove found in forests of Southeast Asia, rated Least Concern by IUCN.

Ptilinopus superbus (Temminck, 1809)

Ptilinopus superbus (Temminck, 1809)

Ptilinopus superbus (Temminck, 1809)

Ptilinopus superbus, the superb fruit dove, is a sexually dimorphic rainforest dove native to Australasia.

Ptilinopus magnificus (Temminck, 1821)

Ptilinopus magnificus (Temminck, 1821)

Ptilinopus magnificus (Temminck, 1821)

Ptilinopus magnificus, the wompoo fruit dove, is a rainforest fruit-eating dove with distinctive purple and green plumage.

Macropygia unchall (Wagler, 1827)

Macropygia unchall (Wagler, 1827)

Macropygia unchall (Wagler, 1827)

The barred cuckoo-dove is a sized, colored bird ranging from Himalayas to Southeast Asia that lives in small flocks.

Macropygia tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1854

Macropygia tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1854

Macropygia tenuirostris Bonaparte, 1854

Macropygia tenuirostris, the Philippine cuckoo-dove, is a large cuckoo-dove with detailed plumage variation between adults, females, and juveniles.

Macropygia ruficeps (Temminck, 1835)

Macropygia ruficeps (Temminck, 1835)

Macropygia ruficeps (Temminck, 1835)

Macropygia ruficeps, the little cuckoo-dove, is a small reddish brown pigeon found across varied forest and open habitats in South and East Asia.

Macropygia phasianella (Temminck, 1821)

Macropygia phasianella (Temminck, 1821)

Macropygia phasianella (Temminck, 1821)

Macropygia phasianella, the brown cuckoo-dove, is a medium-sized rusty-brown dove that feeds on berries and lays one egg per clutch.

Macropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854

Macropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854

Macropygia doreya Bonaparte, 1854

Sultan's cuckoo-dove (Macropygia doreya) is a medium-sized dove found in varied New Guinean woodland habitats.

Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)

Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)

Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790)

Streptopelia orientalis, the Oriental turtle dove, is a larger relative of the turtle dove with specific breeding and wintering ranges across Eurasia.

Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Streptopelia vinacea, the vinaceous dove, is a small common pigeon native to scrub and savannah in central and western Africa.

Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)

Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)

Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804)

Streptopelia tranquebarica, the red collared dove, is a small Oriental dove with described plumage and a specific range and habits.

Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)

Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)

Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758)

Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758), the European turtle dove, is a migratory Palearctic dove with distinct plumage markings.

Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)

Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)

Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)

This entry describes the physical appearance and breeding habits of the medium-sized bird species the Mourning Collared Dove, Streptopelia decipiens.

Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)

Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)

Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857)

Streptopelia capicola is an African dove species with variable plumage that lives in diverse open habitats and feeds mostly on seeds.

Streptopelia roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857)

Streptopelia roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857)

Streptopelia roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857)

The African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) is a small arid-region dove and the wild ancestor of domestic Barbary doves.

Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)

Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)

Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)

This is a full description of the physical traits, vocalizations, range expansion, habitat, and feeding habits of the Eurasian collared dove.

Streptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)

Streptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)

Streptopelia bitorquata (Temminck, 1809)

Streptopelia bitorquata, the Sunda collared dove, is a small-to-medium bird found in Indonesian islands that lives in lowland and mangrove forests.

Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia semitorquata, the red-eyed dove, is the largest ringneck dove found across most non-desert sub-Saharan Africa.

Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia lugens (Rüppell, 1837)

Streptopelia lugens, the dusky or pink-breasted turtle dove, is a Columbidae bird species found across parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

This is a description of the metallic pigeon Columba vitiensis, covering its identification, distribution, diet, and reproduction.

Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808

Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808

Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808

Columba arquatrix, the African olive pigeon, is a large pigeon found in cool moist high-altitude African forests.

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