Columbidae

Geopelia placida Gould, 1844

Geopelia placida, the peaceful dove, is a small Australian and New Guinean pigeon with distinct patterned plumage.

Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Zebra dove (Geopelia striata) is a small popular pet dove native to Southeast Asia, widely introduced outside its native range.

Geopelia maugeus (Temminck, 1809)

Geopelia maugeus, the barred dove, is a small greyish pigeon with black barring, found on lowland Indonesian islands.

Geopelia cuneata (Latham, 1801)

Geopelia cuneata is a small heat-tolerant pigeon species with distinct plumage and physical traits that differ by age and sex.

Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821)

Geopelia humeralis, the bar-shouldered dove, is a seed-eating dove found across Australia and parts of the South Pacific.

Geophaps plumifera Gould, 1842

Geophaps plumifera, the Spinifex pigeon, is a small compact arid-specialist pigeon native to arid and semi-arid Australia.

Geophaps smithii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

Geophaps smithii, the partridge pigeon, is an Australian endemic Columbidae bird threatened by habitat loss.

Geophaps scripta (Temminck, 1821)

Geophaps scripta, the southern squatter pigeon, is a medium-sized Australian pigeon with distinct grey-brown plumage and facial markings.

Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chalcophaps indica, the common emerald dove, is a medium-sized pigeon found across warm forested habitats with specific plumage and behaviors.

Chalcophaps longirostris Gould, 1848

Chalcophaps longirostris (Pacific emerald dove) is a medium-sized terrestrial pigeon found in Australian and New Guinean wooded habitats.

Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

This entry describes the physical traits, distribution, and behavior of the large pigeon species Caloenas nicobarica, the Nicobar pigeon.

Petrophassa albipennis Gould, 1841

Petrophassa albipennis, the white-quilled rock pigeon, is a large Australian rock pigeon with distinctive facial and wing markings.

Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Oena capensis, the Namaqua dove, is a small wandering dove native to parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, now recorded in South Asia.

Starnoenas cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Starnoenas cyanocephala is a uniquely patterned bird endemic to Cuba that lives primarily in lowland forests and swamps.

Lopholaimus antarcticus (Shaw, 1794)

Lopholaimus antarcticus, the topknot pigeon, is a large Australian slate-grey pigeon with detailed plumage traits.

Leucosarcia melanoleuca (Latham, 1801)

Leucosarcia melanoleuca (wonga pigeon) is a large Australian pigeon with reduced but improving populations.

Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)

Ocyphaps lophotes, the crested pigeon, is a moderately sized Australian pigeon with a distinctive black crest, identifiable by its flight whistle.

Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)

Nesoenas mayeri, the pink pigeon, is a Mauritius-endemic bird that has faced major population decline from native forest destruction.

Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813)

Nesoenas picturatus, the Malagasy turtle dove, is a Columbidae bird found in several southwestern Indian Ocean islands and archipelagos.

Zentrygon costaricensis (Lawrence, 1868)

This is a description of the Zentrygon costaricensis buff-fronted quail-dove, with details of appearance, distribution and habitat.

Zentrygon frenata (Tschudi, 1843)

Zentrygon frenata, the white-throated quail-dove, is a large Andean montane forest bird with multiple subspecies varying in head color.

Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Pérez, 1886)

Claravis pretiosa, the blue ground dove, is a small sexually dimorphic pigeon found in humid Neotropical open woodlands.

Columba larvata Temminck, 1809

Columba larvata, the lemon dove, is a small forest-dwelling dove native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)

Spilopelia chinensis, the spotted dove, is a widespread, often introduced dove recognized by its spotted half neck collar.