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Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
This entry describes the physical traits, distribution, and behavior of the larg…
Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841
Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841
Petrophassa albipennis, the white-quilled rock pigeon, is a large Australian roc…
Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Oena capensis, the Namaqua dove, is a small wandering dove native to parts of Af…
Starnoenas cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Starnoenas cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Starnoenas cyanocephala is a uniquely patterned bird endemic to Cuba that lives …
Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)
Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)
Lopholaimus antarcticus, the topknot pigeon, is a large Australian slate-grey pi…
Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham, 1801)
Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham, 1801)
Leucosarcia melanoleuca (wonga pigeon) is a large Australian pigeon with reduced…
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)
Ocyphaps lophotes, the crested pigeon, is a moderately sized Australian pigeon w…
Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)
Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)
Nesoenas mayeri, the pink pigeon, is a Mauritius-endemic bird that has faced maj…
Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)
Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)
Nesoenas picturatus, the Malagasy turtle dove, is a Columbidae bird found in sev…
Zentrygon costaricensis (Lawrence, 1868)
Zentrygon costaricensis (Lawrence, 1868)
This is a description of the Zentrygon costaricensis buff-fronted quail-dove, wi…
Zentrygon frenata (Tschudi, 1843)
Zentrygon frenata (Tschudi, 1843)
Zentrygon frenata, the white-throated quail-dove, is a large Andean montane fore…
Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Pérez, 1886)
Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Pérez, 1886)
Claravis pretiosa, the blue ground dove, is a small sexually dimorphic pigeon fo…
Columba larvata Temminck, 1809
Columba larvata Temminck, 1809
Columba larvata, the lemon dove, is a small forest-dwelling dove native to sub-S…
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)
Spilopelia chinensis, the spotted dove, is a widespread, often introduced dove r…
Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Spilopelia senegalensis, the laughing dove, is a widespread small pigeon across …
Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790)
Urocolius indicus, the red-faced mousebird, is a common social frugivorous bird …
Urocolius macrourus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Urocolius macrourus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Urocolius macrourus, the blue-naped mousebird, is a small to medium African bird…
Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Colius striatus, the speckled mousebird, is a mousy brown frugivorous bird wides…
Colius colius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Colius colius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Colius colius, the white-backed mousebird, is a small grey social frugivorous bi…
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823
Ciconia abdimii, or Abdim's stork, is the smallest stork species native to Afric…
Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ciconia ciconia, the white stork, is a large distinctive bird with a wide breedi…
Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ciconia nigra, the black stork, is a large migratory bird with distinct black pl…
Ciconia stormi (W.Blasius, 1896)
Ciconia stormi (W.Blasius, 1896)
Ciconia stormi, or Storm's stork, is a medium-sized black-and-white stork found …
Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)
Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)
Ciconia episcopus, the woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized tropical stork wid…
