Information about List Of Columbidae Species

This is a list of Columbidae species, sortable by common or binomial name. For a list of domesticated varieties, see List of pigeon breeds

Name binomial
Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Trocaz PigeonColumba trocaz
Bolle's PigeonColumba bollii
Laurel PigeonColumba junoniae
White-crowned PigeonColumba leucocephala
Red-billed PigeonColumba flavirostris
Band-tailed PigeonColumba fasciata
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
Pale-backed PigeonColumba eversmanni
Somali PigeonColumba oliviae
Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
African Olive PigeonColumba arquatrix
Cameroon Olive PigeonColumba sjostedti
Sao Tome Olive PigeonColumba thomensis
Comoro Olive PigeonColumba polleni
Speckled WoodpigeonColumba hodgsonii
White-naped PigeonColumba albinucha
Ashy WoodpigeonColumba pulchricollis
Nilgiri WoodpigeonColumba elphinstonii
Sri Lanka WoodpigeonColumba torringtoni
Pale-capped PigeonColumba punicea
Silvery PigeonColumba argentina (possibly extinct)
Andaman WoodpigeonColumba palumboides
Japanese WoodpigeonColumba janthina
Bonin Wood Pigeon Columba versicolor (extinct)
Metallic PigeonColumba vitiensis
White-headed PigeonColumba leucomela
Ryukyu PigeonColumba jouyi (extinct)
Yellow-legged PigeonColumba pallidiceps
White-crowned PigeonColumba leucocephala
Scaly-naped PigeonColumba squamosa
Scaled PigeonColumba speciosa
Picazuro PigeonColumba picazuro
Bare-eyed PigeonColumba corensis
Spot-winged PigeonColumba maculosa
Band-tailed PigeonColumba fasciata
Chilean PigeonColumba araucana
Ring-tailed PigeonColumba caribaea
Pale-vented PigeonColumba cayennensis
Red-billed PigeonColumba flavirostris
Peruvian PigeonColumba oenops
Plain PigeonColumba inornata
Plumbeous PigeonColumba plumbea
Ruddy PigeonColumba subvinacea
Short-billed PigeonColumba nigrirostris
Dusky PigeonColumba goodsoni
Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei
Western Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques
Sao Tome Bronze-naped PigeonColumba malherbii
Madagascar PigeonColumba picturata
African Lemon-doveColumba larvata
Sao Tome Lemon-doveColumba simplex
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Barbary DoveStreptopelia risoria
African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensis
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Dusky Turtle DoveStreptopelia lugens
Adamawa Turtle DoveStreptopelia hypopyrrha
Pink PigeonStreptopelia mayeri
Island Collared DoveStreptopelia bitorquata
White-winged Collared DoveStreptopelia reichenowi
African Mourning DoveStreptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
Red Turtle DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Barred Cuckoo-doveMacropygia unchall
Slender-billed Cuckoo-doveMacropygia amboinensis
Brown Cuckoo-doveMacropygia phasianella
Dusky Cuckoo-doveMacropygia magna
Andaman Cuckoo-doveMacropygia rufipennis
Philippine Cuckoo-doveMacropygia tenuirostris
Ruddy Cuckoo-doveMacropygia emiliana
Black-billed Cuckoo-doveMacropygia nigrirostris
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-doveMacropygia mackinlayi
Little Cuckoo-doveMacropygia ruficeps
Great Cuckoo-doveReinwardtoena reinwardtii
Pied Cuckoo-doveReinwardtoena browni
Crested Cuckoo-doveReinwardtoena crassirostris
White-faced Cuckoo-doveTuracoena manadensis
Black Cuckoo-dove Turacoena modesta
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
Blue-headed Wood DoveTurtur brehmeri
Namaqua DoveOena capensis
Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
Stephan's DoveChalcophaps stephani
New Guinea BronzewingHenicophaps albifrons
New Britain BronzewingHenicophaps foersteri
Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
Flock BronzewingPhaps histrionica
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Spinifex PigeonGeophaps plumifera
Squatter PigeonGeophaps scripta
Partridge PigeonGeophaps smithii
Chestnut-quilled Rock PigeonPetrophassa rufipennis
White-quilled Rock PigeonPetrophassa albipennis
Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
Barred DoveGeopelia maugei
Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
Wonga PigeonLeucosarcia melanoleuca
Socorro Dove Zenaida graysoni
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Passenger PigeonEctopistes migratorius (extinct)
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground DoveColumbina minuta
Ecuadorian Ground DoveColumbina buckleyi
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Picui DoveColumbina picui
Croaking Ground DoveColumbina cruziana
Blue-eyed Ground Dove Columbina cyanopis
Blue Ground DoveClaravis pretiosa
Purple-winged Ground DoveClaravis godefrida
Maroon-chested Ground DoveClaravis mondetoura
Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae
Moreno's Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoi
Black-winged Ground DoveMetriopelia melanoptera
Golden-spotted Ground DoveMetriopelia aymara
Inca DoveScardafella inca
Scaled DoveScardafella squammata
Long-tailed Ground DoveUropelia campestris
White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi
White-faced DoveLeptotila megalura
Grey-fronted DoveLeptotila rufaxilla
Grey-headed DoveLeptotila plumbeiceps
Pallid DoveLeptotila pallida
Brown-backed DoveLeptotila battyi
Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi
Caribbean DoveLeptotila jamaicensis
Grey-chested DoveLeptotila cassini
Ochre-bellied DoveLeptotila ochraceiventris
Tolima DoveLeptotila conoveri
Purplish-backed Quail-doveGeotrygon lawrencii
Veracruz Quail-doveGeotrygon carrikeri
Costa Rica Quail-doveGeotrygon costaricensis
Russet-crowned Quail-doveGeotrygon goldmani
Sapphire Quail-doveGeotrygon saphirina
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps
Crested Quail-doveGeotrygon versicolor
Rufous-breasted Quail-doveGeotrygon chiriquensis
Olive-backed Quail-doveGeotrygon veraguensis
White-faced Quail-doveGeotrygon albifacies
Lined Quail-doveGeotrygon linearis
White-throated Quail-doveGeotrygon frenata
Key West Quail-doveGeotrygon chrysia
Bridled Quail-doveGeotrygon mystacea
Violaceous Quail-doveGeotrygon violacea
Ruddy Quail-doveGeotrygon montana
Blue-headed Quail DoveStarnoenas cyanocephala
Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
Luzon Bleeding-heartGallicolumba luzonica
Mindanao Bleeding-heartGallicolumba crinigera
Mindoro Bleeding-heartGallicolumba platenae
Negros Bleeding-heartGallicolumba keayi
Sulu Bleeding-heartGallicolumba menagei
Cinnamon Ground DoveGallicolumba rufigula
Sulawesi Ground DoveGallicolumba tristigmata
White-bibbed Ground DoveGallicolumba jobiensis
Caroline Ground DoveGallicolumba kubaryi
Polynesian Ground DoveGallicolumba erythroptera
White-throated Ground DoveGallicolumba xanthonura
Friendly Ground DoveGallicolumba stairi
Tanna Ground DoveGallicolumba ferruginea (extinct)
Santa Cruz Ground DoveGallicolumba sanctaecrucis
Thick-billed Ground DoveGallicolumba salamonis (extinct)
Marquesas Ground DoveGallicolumba rubescens
Bronze Ground DoveGallicolumba beccarii
Palau Ground DoveGallicolumba canifrons
Wetar Ground DoveGallicolumba hoedtii
Norfolk Island Ground DoveGallicolumba norfolciensis (extinct)
Thick-billed Ground Pigeon Trugon terrestris
Choiseul PigeonMicrogoura meeki (probably extinct)
Pheasant PigeonOtidiphaps nobilis
Western Crowned Pigeon Goura cristata
Southern Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria
Tooth-billed PigeonDidunculus strigirostris
White-eared Brown DovePhapitreron leucotis
Amethyst Brown DovePhapitreron amethystina
Dark-eared Brown DovePhapitreron cinereiceps
Cinnamon-headed Green PigeonTreron fulvicollis
Little Green PigeonTreron olax
Pink-necked Green PigeonTreron vernans
Orange-breasted Green PigeonTreron bicincta
Pompadour Green PigeonTreron pompadora
Thick-billed Green PigeonTreron curvirostra
Grey-cheeked Green PigeonTreron griseicauda
Sumba Green PigeonTreron teysmannii
Flores Green PigeonTreron floris
Timor Green PigeonTreron psittacea
Large Green PigeonTreron capellei
Yellow-footed Green PigeonTreron phoenicoptera
Bruce's Green PigeonTreron waalia
Madagascar Green PigeonTreron australis
African Green PigeonTreron calva
Pemba Green PigeonTreron pembaensis
Sao Tome Green PigeonTreron sanctithomae
Pin-tailed Green PigeonTreron apicauda
Sumatran Green PigeonTreron oxyura
Yellow-vented Green PigeonTreron seimundi
Wedge-tailed Green PigeonTreron sphenura
White-bellied Green PigeonTreron sieboldii
Whistling Green PigeonTreron formosae
Black-backed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus cinctus
Black-banded Fruit Dove Ptilinopus alligator
Red-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus dohertyi
Pink-headed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
Flame-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus marchei
Cream-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus merrilli
Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus occipitalis
Red-eared Fruit Dove Ptilinopus fischeri
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu
Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus subgularis
Black-chinned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus leclancheri
Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus bernsteinii
Wompoo Fruit Dove Ptilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit Dove Ptilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit Dove Ptilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus
Many-coloured Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
Purple-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
Rarotonga Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Mariana Fruit Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
Silver-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus richardsii
Grey-green Fruit Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus
Makatea Fruit Dove Ptilinopus chalcurus
Atoll Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coralensis
Red-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus greyii
Rapa Fruit Dove Ptilinopus huttoni
White-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
Red-moustached Fruit Dove Ptilinopus mercierii
Henderson Fruit Dove Ptilinopus insularis
Coroneted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus
Blue-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus monacha
White-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus viridis
White-headed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus eugeniae
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus iozonus
Knob-billed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus insolitus
Grey-headed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus hyogaster
Carunculated Fruit Dove Ptilinopus granulifrons
Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospila
Dwarf Fruit Dove Ptilinopus nanus
Negros Fruit Dove Ptilinopus arcanus
Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor
Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi
Cloven-feathered DoveDrepanoptila holosericea
Madagascar Blue PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensis
Comoro Blue PigeonAlectroenas sganzini
Seychelles Blue PigeonAlectroenas pulcherrima
Mauritius Blue PigeonAlectroenas nitidissima (extinct)
Rodrigues PigeonAlectroenas rodericana (extinct)
Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula poliocephala
White-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula forsteni
Mindoro Imperial Pigeon Ducula mindorensis
Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon Ducula radiata
Grey-necked Imperial Pigeon Ducula carola
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
White-eyed Imperial Pigeon Ducula perspicillata
Blue-tailed Imperial Pigeon Ducula concinna
Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
Micronesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula oceanica
Polynesian Imperial Pigeon Ducula aurorae
Nukuhiva Imperial Pigeon Ducula galeata
Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon Ducula rubricera
Spice Imperial Pigeon Ducula myristicivora
Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon Ducula rufigaster
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula basilica
Finsch's Imperial Pigeon Ducula finschii
Shining Imperial Pigeon Ducula chalconota
Island Imperial Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria
Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon Ducula rosacea
Christmas Imperial Pigeon Ducula whartoni
Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
Peale's Imperial Pigeon Ducula latrans
Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula brenchleyi
Vanuatu Imperial Pigeon Ducula bakeri
New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon Ducula goliath
Pinon's Imperial Pigeon Ducula pinon
Bismarck Imperial Pigeon Ducula melanochroa
Collared Imperial Pigeon Ducula mullerii
Zoe's Imperial Pigeon Ducula zoeae
Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon Ducula lacernulata
Timor Imperial Pigeon Ducula cineracea
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
White Imperial Pigeon Ducula luctuosa
Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Sombre PigeonCryptophaps poecilorrhoa
Papuan Mountain PigeonGymnophaps albertisii
Long-tailed Mountain PigeonGymnophaps mada
Pale Mountain PigeonGymnophaps solomonensis
Columbidae

Subfamilies

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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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This is a list of pigeon breeds. Pigeons and doves are both members of the bird family Columbidae, with doves tending to be smaller birds and pigeons larger breeds, although this distinction is not consistently applied.
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C. livia

Binomial name
Columba livia
Gmelin, 1789

The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
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C. oenas

Binomial name
Columba oenas
Linnaeus, 1758

The Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas) (formerly Stock Dove) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
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C. trocaz

Binomial name
Columba trocaz
Heineken, 1829

The Trocaz Pigeon (Columba trocaz) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons) which is endemic to Madeira.
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C. bollii

Binomial name
Columba bollii
Godman, 1872

The Bolle's Pigeon (Columba bollii) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands.
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C. junoniae

Binomial name
Columba junoniae
Hartert, 1916

The Laurel Pigeon (Columba junoniae
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P. leucocephala

Binomial name
Patagioenas leucocephala
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms
Columba leucocephala Linnaeus, 1758

The White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala
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P. flavirostris

Binomial name
Patagioenas flavirostris
(Wagler, 1831)

Synonyms
Columba flavirostris Wagler, 1831

The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris
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P. fasciata

Binomial name
Patagioenas fasciata
(Say, 1823)

Synonyms
Columba fasciata Say, 1823

The Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata
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C. rupestris

Binomial name
Columba rupestris
Pallas, 1811

The Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. leuconota

Binomial name
Columba leuconota
Vigors, 1831

The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. guinea

Binomial name
Columba guinea
Linnaeus, 1758

The Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara.
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C. albitorques

Binomial name
Columba albitorques
Rüppell, 1837

The White-collared Pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. eversmanni

Binomial name
Columba eversmanni
Bonaparte, 1856

The Pale-backed or Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).
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C. oliviae

Binomial name
Columba oliviae
Clarke, 1918

The Somali Pigeon (Columba oliviae) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Somalia.
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C. palumbus

Binomial name
Columba palumbus
Linnaeus, 1758

The Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
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C. unicincta

Binomial name
Columba unicincta
Cassin, 1860

The Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) is a member of the Columbidae family which lives in Africa.
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C. arquatrix

Binomial name
Columba arquatrix
Temminck, 1808

The African Olive Pigeon or Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix
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C. sjostedti

Binomial name
Columba sjostedti
Reichenow, 1901

The Cameroon Olive-pigeon (Columba sjostedti) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. thomensis

Binomial name
Columba thomensis
Barboza du Bocage, 1888

The Sao Tome Olive Pigeon or Maroon Pigeon (Columba thomensis
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C. pollenii

Binomial name
Columba pollenii
Schlegel, 1866

The Comoro Olive-pigeon (Columba pollenii) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. hodgsonii

Binomial name
Columba hodgsonii
Vigors, 1832

The Speckled Wood-pigeon (Columba hodgsonii
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C. albinucha

Binomial name
Columba albinucha
Sassi, 1911

The White-naped Pigeon (Columba albinucha) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. pulchricollis

Binomial name
Columba pulchricollis
Blyth, 1846

The Ashy Wood-pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.
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C. elphinstonii

Binomial name
Columba elphinstonii
(Sykes, 1832)



The Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii
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C. torringtoni

Binomial name
Columba torringtoni
Bonaparte, 1854

The Sri Lanka Woodpigeon (Columba torringtoni
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C. punicea

Binomial name
Columba punicea
Blyth, 1842

The Pale-capped Pigeon (Columba punicea) is a local resident bird in the Eastern Ghats and north-east India.

It is a 36-40.
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C. argentina

Binomial name
Columba argentina
Bonaparte, 1855

Distribution of the Silvery Pigeon. Verified records are light, unconfirmed ones dark green.

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C. palumboides

Binomial name
Columba palumboides
Linneaus, 1758

The Andaman Wood-pigeon (Columba palumboides) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to India.
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