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Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916
Columbidae

Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916

Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916

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

Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
Columbidae

Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821

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
Columbidae

Columba janthina Temminck, 1830

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
Columbidae

Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas nigrirostris (P.L.Sclater, 1860)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas speciosa (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas araucana (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas corensis (Jacquin, 1784)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas subvinacea (Lawrence, 1868)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)

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)
Columbidae

Patagioenas maculosa (Temminck, 1813)

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.

Patagioenas fasciata (Say, 1822)
Columbidae

Patagioenas fasciata (Say, 1822)

Patagioenas fasciata (Say, 1822)

Patagioenas fasciata, the band-tailed pigeon, is a large New World pigeon found from southwestern North America to northern Argentina.

Patagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831)
Columbidae

Patagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831)

Patagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831)

Patagioenas flavirostris, the red-billed pigeon, is a mid-to-large pigeon native to dry forests from southern Texas to Costa Rica.

Patagioenas plumbea (Vieillot, 1818)
Columbidae

Patagioenas plumbea (Vieillot, 1818)

Patagioenas plumbea (Vieillot, 1818)

Patagioenas plumbea, the plumbeous pigeon, is a South American pigeon species with distinct physical traits and six geographically separated subspecies.

Patagioenas inornata (Vigors, 1827)
Columbidae

Patagioenas inornata (Vigors, 1827)

Patagioenas inornata (Vigors, 1827)

Patagioenas inornata, the plain pigeon, is a large pigeon with distinct plumage features native to areas including Jamaica.

Gallicolumba luzonica (Scopoli, 1786)
Columbidae

Gallicolumba luzonica (Scopoli, 1786)

Gallicolumba luzonica (Scopoli, 1786)

Gallicolumba luzonica, the Luzon bleeding-heart, is a medium-sized ground dove named for its distinctive chest marking, native to Luzon.

Ducula goliath (G.R.Gray, 1859)
Columbidae

Ducula goliath (G.R.Gray, 1859)

Ducula goliath (G.R.Gray, 1859)

The goliath imperial pigeon is a large arboreal pigeon endemic to New Caledonia with distinctive plumage features.

Ducula pacifica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Columbidae

Ducula pacifica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ducula pacifica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Ducula pacifica, the Pacific imperial pigeon, is a frugivorous forest pigeon that acts as an important seed disperser across Pacific islands.

Ducula latrans (Peale, 1849)
Columbidae

Ducula latrans (Peale, 1849)

Ducula latrans (Peale, 1849)

The barking imperial pigeon is a frugivorous pigeon with distinctive barking mating calls, whose population is declining due to human activity.

Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Columbidae

Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ducula aenea, the green imperial pigeon, is a large forest pigeon native to tropical southern Asia east to Indonesia.

Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887)
Columbidae

Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887)

Ducula whartoni (Sharpe, 1887)

The Christmas imperial pigeon (Ducula whartoni) is an endemic frugivorous pigeon of Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean.

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