Pigeons and Doves

Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres.

Species in this family

• Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
• Seychelles Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus
• Comoro Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
• Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
• Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
• Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani
• Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
• White-naped Pigeon Columba albinucha
• White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques
• Silvery Woodpigeon Columba argentina
• Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
• Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii
• Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
• Nilgiri Woodpigeon Columba elphinstonii
• Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
• Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
• Speckled Woodpigeon Columba hodgsonii
• Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques
• Japanese Woodpigeon Columba janthina
• Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae
• White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
• Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
• Rock Dove Columba livia
• Sao Tome Pigeon Columba malherbii
• Stock Dove Columba oenas
• Somali Pigeon Columba oliviae
• Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides
• Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
• Comoro Pigeon Columba pollenii
• Ashy Woodpigeon Columba pulchricollis
• Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
• Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
• Cameroon Pigeon Columba sjostedti
• Maroon Pigeon Columba thomensis
• Sri Lanka Woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae
• Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz
• Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta
• Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
• Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
• Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
• Blue-eyed Ground Dove Columbina cyanopis
• Inca Dove Columbina inca
• Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
• Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
• Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
• Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
• Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
• Sombre Pigeon Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
• Tooth-billed Pigeon Didunculus strigirostris
• Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aurorae
• Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
• Baker's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bakeri
• Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula basilica
• Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
• Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula brenchleyi
• Spotted Imperial-Pigeon Ducula carola
• Rufescent Imperial-Pigeon Ducula chalconota
• Timor Imperial-Pigeon Ducula cineracea
• Elegant Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna
• Malabar Imperial-Pigeon Ducula cuprea
• Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula finschii
• White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula forsteni
• Nuku Hiva Imperial-Pigeon Ducula galeata
• Geelvink Imperial-Pigeon Ducula geelvinkiana
• New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula goliath
• Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula lacernulata
• Barking Imperial-Pigeon Ducula latrans
• Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon Ducula luctuosa
• Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon Ducula melanochroa
• Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mindorensis
• Collared Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mullerii
• Spice Imperial-Pigeon Ducula myristicivora
• Seram Imperial-Pigeon Ducula neglecta
• Nicobar Imperial-Pigeon Ducula nicobarica
• Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula oceanica
• Enggano Imperial-Pigeon Ducula oenothorax
• Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica
• Spectacled Imperial-Pigeon Ducula perspicillata
• Grey Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
• Pinon's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pinon
• Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria
• Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula poliocephala
• Grey-headed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula radiata
• Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rosacea
• Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rubricera
• Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rufigaster
• Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
• Yellowish Imperial-Pigeon Ducula subflavescens
• Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula whartoni
• Zoe's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula zoeae
• Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius
• Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba crinigera
• Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi
• Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica
• Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae
• Cinnamon Ground Dove Gallicolumba rufigula
• Sulawesi Ground Dove Gallicolumba tristigmata
• Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
• Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
• Barred Dove Geopelia maugeus
• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera
• Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta
• Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii
• Grey-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps
• Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
• White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia
• Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
• Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
• Purple Quail-Dove Geotrygon purpurata
• Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina
• Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor
• Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
• Western Crowned-Pigeon Goura cristata
• Scheepmaker's Crowned-Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
• Sclater's Crowned-Pigeon Goura sclaterii
• Victoria Crowned-Pigeon Goura victoria
• Papuan Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
• Buru Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps mada
• Seram Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps stalkeri
• Chatham Islands Pigeon Hemiphaga chathamensis
• New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
• New Guinea Bronzewing Henicophaps albifrons
• New Britain Bronzewing Henicophaps foersteri
• Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassinii
• Tolima Dove Leptotila conoveri
• Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
• Large-tailed Dove Leptotila megalura
• Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris
• Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
• Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
• Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
• White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
• Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi
• Olive-backed Quail-Dove Leptotrygon veraguensis
• Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
• Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
• Amboyna Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
• Enggano Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia cinnamomea
• Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya
• Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia emiliana
• Flores Sea Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia macassariensis
• Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi
• Timor Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna
• Barusan Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia modiglianii
• Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
• Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps
• Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis
• Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris
• Tanimbar Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia timorlaoensis
• Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
• Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove Megaloprepia formosa
• Wompoo Fruit-Dove Megaloprepia magnifica
• Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
• Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
• Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
• Bare-eyed Ground Dove Metriopelia morenoi
• Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
• Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
• Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
• Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
• Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
• Bronze Ground Dove Pampusana beccarii
• Palau Ground Dove Pampusana canifrons
• Polynesian Ground Dove Pampusana erythroptera
• Wetar Ground Dove Pampusana hoedtii
• White-bibbed Ground Dove Pampusana jobiensis
• Caroline Islands Ground Dove Pampusana kubaryi
• Marquesan Ground Dove Pampusana rubescens
• Santa Cruz Ground Dove Pampusana sanctaecrucis
• Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi
• White-throated Ground Dove Pampusana xanthonura
• Purple-winged Ground Dove Paraclaravis geoffroyi
• Maroon-chested Ground Dove Paraclaravis mondetoura
• Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
• Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea
• Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
• Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
• Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
• Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
• Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
• Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
• White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
• Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
• Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
• Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops
• Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
• Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
• Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
• Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
• Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
• White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis
• Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis
• Amethyst Brown-Dove Phapitreron amethystinus
• Mindanao Brown-Dove Phapitreron brunneiceps
• White-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron leucotis
• Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
• Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
• Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica
• Black-banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus alligator
• Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
• Makatea Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus chalcurus
• Raiatea Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster
• Black-backed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus cinctus
• Atoll Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coralensis
• Coroneted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus
• Red-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus dohertyi
• White-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
• White-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus eugeniae
• Carunculated Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus granulifrons
• Red-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus greyi
• Kosrae Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus hernsheimi
• Cloven-feathered Dove Ptilinopus holosericea
• Rapa Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus huttoni
• Grey-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus hyogastrus
• Knob-billed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus insolitus
• Henderson Island Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus insularis
• Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus iozonus
• Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi
• Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
• Black-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus
• Blue-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus monacha
• Dwarf Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus nainus
• Ornate Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ornatus
• Palau Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
• Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perlatus
• Many-coloured Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perousii
• Purple-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ponapensis
• Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
• Pink-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
• Beautiful Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus
• Grey-green Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus
• Cook Islands Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
• Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
• Silver-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus richardsii
• White-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
• Mariana Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
• Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
• Geelvink Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus speciosus
• Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
• Tanna Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
• Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor
• Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus viridis
• Wallace's Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus wallacii
• Red-eared Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus fischeri
• Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus gularis
• Jambu Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus jambu
• Black-chinned Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus leclancheri
• Sula Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus mangoliensis
• Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus marchei
• Cream-breasted Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus merrilli
• Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus occipitalis
• Banggai Fruit-Dove Ramphiculus subgularis
• Pied Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena browni
• Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris
• Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardti
• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
• Sunda Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
• Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
• Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
• Philippine Collared Dove Streptopelia dusumieri
• Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha
• Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
• Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• White-winged Collared Dove Streptopelia reichenowi
• African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
• Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
• Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
• Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
• Burmese Collared Dove Streptopelia xanthocycla
• Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon Treron affinis
• Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda
• Buru Green-Pigeon Treron aromaticus
• Madagascar Green-Pigeon Treron australis
• Philippine Green-Pigeon Treron axillaris
• Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus
• African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
• Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei
• Andaman Green-Pigeon Treron chloropterus
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Flores Green-Pigeon Treron floris
• Whistling Green-Pigeon Treron formosae
• Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
• Grey-cheeked Green-Pigeon Treron griseicauda
• Comoro Green-Pigeon Treron griveaudi
• Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
• Sumatran Green-Pigeon Treron oxyurus
• Pemba Green-Pigeon Treron pembaensis
• Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei
• Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
• Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
• Timor Green-Pigeon Treron psittaceus
• Sao Tome Green-Pigeon Treron sanctithomae
• Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon Treron seimundi
• White-bellied Green-Pigeon Treron sieboldii
• Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenurus
• Sumba Green-Pigeon Treron teysmannii
• Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
• Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia
• Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon Trugon terrestris
• White-faced Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena manadensis
• Slaty Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta
• Sula Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena sulaensis
• Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
• Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
• Blue-headed Wood-Dove Turtur brehmeri
• Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
• Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
• Long-tailed Ground Dove Uropelia campestris
• White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
• Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
• Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
• Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis
• Socorro Dove Zenaida graysoni
• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
• West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
• White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies
• Tuxtla Quail-Dove Zentrygon carrikeri
• Chiriqui Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis
• Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Zentrygon costaricensis
• White-throated Quail-Dove Zentrygon frenata
• Russet-crowned Quail-Dove Zentrygon goldmani
• Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Zentrygon lawrencii
• Lined Quail-Dove Zentrygon linearis

Lookalikes compared

• Black-winged Ground Dove vs Golden-spotted Ground Dove
• Black-winged Ground Dove vs West Peruvian Dove
• Blue Ground Dove vs Ruddy Quail-Dove
• Blue-spotted Wood-Dove vs Namaqua Dove
• Common Ground Dove vs Zenaida Dove
• Common Woodpigeon vs Laughing Dove
• Common Woodpigeon vs Namaqua Dove
• Diamond Dove vs Peaceful Dove
• Large-tailed Dove vs Eared Dove
• Madagascar Blue-Pigeon vs Comoro Blue-Pigeon
• Negros Bleeding-heart vs Luzon Bleeding-heart
• Pink-necked Green-Pigeon vs Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
• Red-billed Pigeon vs Short-billed Pigeon
• Rock Dove vs Speckled Pigeon
• Rock Dove vs Yellow-eyed Pigeon
• Ruddy Ground Dove vs Blue Ground Dove
• Ruddy Pigeon vs Picui Ground Dove
• Ruddy Quail-Dove vs White-faced Quail-Dove
• Scaled Pigeon vs Violaceous Quail-Dove
• Scaled Pigeon vs White-tipped Dove
• Stock Dove vs Collared Dove
• Stock Dove vs European Turtle Dove
• Tambourine Dove vs African Green-Pigeon
• White-headed Pigeon vs Pale-vented Pigeon