Columbidae

Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789

Columba livia, the rock dove, is the species that includes domestic and feral pigeons with wide global distribution.

Columba oenas Linnaeus, 1758

Columba oenas, the stock dove, is a medium-sized pigeon found across Europe and western Asia.

Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758

This is a description of the physical traits, behaviour, and ecology of the medium-sized African speckled pigeon Columba guinea.

Columba rupestris Pallas, 1811

Columba rupestris, the hill pigeon, is a high-altitude pigeon related to rock doves, classified as Least Concern.

Columba elphinstonii (Sykes, 1832)

Columba elphinstonii, the Nilgiri wood pigeon, is a dark grey pigeon found in the Western Ghats and nearby hills of India.

Columba pulchricollis Blyth, 1846

Ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a Columbidae bird found in Southeast Asian temperate forests.

Columba leuconota Vigors, 1831

Columba leuconota, the snow pigeon, is a common resident pigeon of Central and South Asian rocky hills, currently listed as least concern.

Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758

Columba palumbus, the common wood pigeon, is a distinctive grey European pigeon with one recorded sighting in North America.

Columba trocaz Heineken, 1829

Columba trocaz is an endemic Madeiran pigeon with distinct plumage traits found mainly in laurel forest habitat.

Columba bollii Godman, 1872

Columba bollii, Bolle's pigeon, is a dark grey endemic pigeon of the Canary Islands found primarily in laurel forest.

Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916

Columba junoniae (laurel pigeon) is a Canary Islands endemic pigeon currently listed as Near Threatened.

Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821

Columba leucomela is the Australian white-headed pigeon with a distinctive white head, found along Australia’s eastern coast.

Columba janthina Temminck, 1830

Columba janthina (black wood pigeon) is the largest East Asian pigeon, an endangered island forest pigeon endemic to East Asian waters.

Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832

Columba hodgsonii, the speckled wood pigeon, is a forest-dwelling pigeon with distinct plumage by sex across South and East Asia.

Patagioenas nigrirostris (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

Patagioenas nigrirostris, the short-billed pigeon, is a largish forest pigeon ranging from southern Mexico to northwestern Colombia.

Patagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792)

Patagioenas squamosa, the scaly-naped pigeon, is a large Caribbean pigeon with a distinctive scaly nape.

Patagioenas speciosa (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Patagioenas speciosa, the scaled pigeon, is a solitary forest pigeon with distinct plumage and deep cooing calls.

Patagioenas araucana (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

Patagioenas araucana, the Chilean pigeon, is a bird found in Chile and adjacent Argentina, living primarily in temperate southern forests.

Patagioenas corensis (Jacquin, 1784)

Patagioenas corensis, the bare-eyed pigeon, is a sized-differentiated pigeon native to South America’s Caribbean coast and introduced to Saint Martin.

Patagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792)

Patagioenas cayennensis, the pale-vented pigeon, is a common Neotropical pigeon classified as least concern by the IUCN.

Patagioenas leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Patagioenas leucocephala, the white-crowned pigeon, is a Caribbean and Floridian pigeon species with a distinctive pale crown patch.

Patagioenas subvinacea (Lawrence, 1868)

Patagioenas subvinacea, the ruddy pigeon, is a largish pigeon that breeds across parts of Central and South America.

Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)

Patagioenas picazuro, the picazuro pigeon, is a large brown pigeon found across parts of South America with a growing population.

Patagioenas maculosa (Temminck, 1813)

Patagioenas maculosa (the spot-winged pigeon) has two distinct subspecies differing in plumage, size, range, and elevation range in South America.