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Category:Columbidae

From Opus

Family: Columbidae

[edit] Description

Pigeons and Doves

[edit] Taxonomy

Columbidae is a family in the Order Columbiformes.


Family Columbidae view • edit

Genus Columba view • edit
C. livia Rock Pigeon
C. rupestris Hill Pigeon
C. leuconota Snow Pigeon
C. guinea Speckled Pigeon
C. albitorques White-collared Pigeon
C. oenas Stock Dove
C. eversmanni Pale-backed Pigeon
C. oliviae Somali Pigeon
C. palumbus Common Wood-Pigeon
C. trocaz Trocaz Pigeon
C. bollii Bolle's Pigeon
C. unicincta Afep Pigeon
C. junoniae Laurel Pigeon
C. arquatrix African Olive Pigeon
C. sjostedti Cameroon Olive Pigeon
C. thomensis Sao Tome Olive Pigeon
C. delegorguei Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
C. iriditorques Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
C. malherbii Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon
C. larvata Lemon Dove
C. pollenii Comoro Olive Pigeon
C. hodgsonii Speckled Wood-Pigeon
C. albinucha White-naped Pigeon
C. pulchricollis Ashy Wood-Pigeon
C. elphinstonii Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon
C. torringtoni Sri Lanka Wood-Pigeon
C. punicea Pale-capped Pigeon
C. argentina Silvery Wood-Pigeon
C. palumboides Andaman Wood-Pigeon
C. janthina Japanese Wood-Pigeon
C. jouyi
Ryukyu Pigeon
C. versicolor
Bonin Wood-Pigeon
C. vitiensis Metallic Pigeon
C. leucomela White-headed Pigeon
C. pallidiceps Yellow-legged Pigeon

Genus Patagioenas view • edit
P. leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon
P. squamosa Scaly-naped Pigeon
P. speciosa Scaled Pigeon
P. picazuro Picazuro Pigeon
P. corensis Bare-eyed Pigeon
P. maculosa Spot-winged Pigeon
P. fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
P. araucana Chilean Pigeon
P. caribaea Ring-tailed Pigeon
P. cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon
P. flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon
P. oenops Peruvian Pigeon
P. inornata Plain Pigeon
P. plumbea Plumbeous Pigeon
P. nigrirostris Short-billed Pigeon
P. subvinacea Ruddy Pigeon
P. goodsoni Dusky Pigeon

Genus Nesoenas view • edit
N. mayeri Pink Pigeon

Genus Streptopelia view • edit
S. turtur European Turtle-Dove
S. lugens Dusky Turtle-Dove
S. hypopyrrha Adamawa Turtle-Dove
S. orientalis Oriental Turtle-Dove
S. bitorquata Island Collared-Dove
S. decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
S. roseogrisea African Collared-Dove
S. reichenowi White-winged Collared-Dove
S. decipiens Mourning Collared-Dove
S. semitorquata Red-eyed Dove
S. capicola Ring-necked Dove
S. vinacea Vinaceous Dove
S. tranquebarica Red Collared-Dove
S. picturata Madagascar Turtle-Dove
S. chinensis Spotted Dove
S. senegalensis Laughing Dove

Genus Macropygia view • edit
M. unchall Barred Cuckoo-Dove
M. phasianella Brown Cuckoo-Dove
M. magna Dusky Cuckoo-Dove
M. amboinensis Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove
M. rufipennis Andaman Cuckoo-Dove
M. tenuirostris Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
M. emiliana Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove
M. nigrirostris Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove
M. mackinlayi Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove
M. ruficeps Little Cuckoo-Dove

Genus Reinwardtoena view • edit
R. reinwardtii Great Cuckoo-Dove
R. browni Pied Cuckoo-Dove
R. crassirostris Crested Cuckoo-Dove

Genus Turacoena view • edit
T. manadensis White-faced Cuckoo-Dove
T. modesta Black Cuckoo-Dove

Genus Turtur view • edit
T. chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
T. abyssinicus Black-billed Wood-Dove
T. afer Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
T. tympanistria Tambourine Dove
T. brehmeri Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Genus Oena view • edit
O. capensis Namaqua Dove

Genus Chalcophaps view • edit
C. indica Emerald Dove
C. stephani Stephan's Dove

Genus Henicophaps view • edit
H. albifrons New Guinea Bronzewing
H. foersteri New Britain Bronzewing

Genus Phaps view • edit
P. chalcoptera Common Bronzewing
P. elegans Brush Bronzewing
P. histrionica Flock Bronzewing

Genus Geophaps view • edit
G. lophotes Crested Pigeon
G. plumifera Spinifex Pigeon
G. scripta Squatter Pigeon
G. smithii Partridge Pigeon

Genus Petrophassa view • edit
P. rufipennis Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
P. plumifera White-quilled Rock-Pigeon

Genus Geopelia view • edit
G. cuneata Diamond Dove
G. striata Zebra Dove
G. placida Peaceful Dove
G. maugei Barred Dove
G. humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove

Genus Leucosarcia view • edit
L. melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon

Genus Zenaida view • edit
Z. macroura Mourning Dove
Z. graysoni Socorro Dove
Z. auriculata Eared Dove
Z. aurita Zenaida Dove
Z. galapagoensis Galapagos Dove
Z. asiatica White-winged Dove
Z. meloda Pacific Dove

Genus Ectopistes view • edit
E. migratorius
Passenger Pigeon

Genus Columbina view • edit
C. passerina Common Ground-Dove
C. minuta Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
C. buckleyi Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
C. talpacoti Ruddy Ground-Dove
C. picui Picui Ground-Dove
C. cruziana Croaking Ground-Dove
C. cyanopsis Blue-eyed Ground-Dove
C. inca Inca Dove
C. squammata Scaled Dove

Genus Claravis view • edit
C. pretiosa Blue Ground-Dove
C. godefrida Purple-winged Ground-Dove
C. mondetoura Maroon-chested Ground-Dove

Genus Metriopelia view • edit
M. ceciliae Bare-faced Ground-Dove
M. morenoi Bare-eyed Ground-Dove
M. melanoptera Black-winged Ground-Dove
M. aymara Golden-spotted Ground-Dove

Genus Uropelia view • edit
U. campestris Long-tailed Ground-Dove

Genus Leptotila view • edit
L. verreauxi White-tipped Dove
L. megalura White-faced Dove
L. rufaxilla Gray-fronted Dove
L. plumbeiceps Gray-headed Dove
L. pallida Pallid Dove
L. battyi Brown-backed Dove
L. wellsi Grenada Dove
L. jamaicensis Caribbean Dove
L. cassini Gray-chested Dove
L. ochraceiventris Ochre-bellied Dove
L. conoveri Tolima Dove

Genus Geotrygon view • edit
G. lawrencii Purplish-backed Quail-Dove
G. carrikeri Tuxtla Quail-Dove
G. costaricensis Buff-fronted Quail-Dove
G. goldmani Russet-crowned Quail-Dove
G. saphirina Sapphire Quail-Dove
G. caniceps Gray-headed Quail-Dove
G. versicolor Crested Quail-Dove
G. chiriquensis Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove
G. veraguensis Olive-backed Quail-Dove
G. albifacies White-faced Quail-Dove
G. linearis Lined Quail-Dove
G. frenata White-throated Quail-Dove
G. chrysia Key West Quail-Dove
G. mystacea Bridled Quail-Dove
G. violacea Violaceous Quail-Dove
G. montana Ruddy Quail-Dove

Genus Starnoenas view • edit
S. cyanocephala Blue-headed Quail-Dove

Genus Caloenas view • edit
C. nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon

Genus Gallicolumba view • edit
G. luzonica