Columbidae

Ducula whartoni Photo by Jeff Blincow (Christmas Island Wildlife) Common name: Christmas imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial-de-Natal (pt); carpophage de Wharton (fr); dúcula de la Navidad (es); weihnachtsfruchttaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to Christmas island, in the Indian Ocean. Size: These birds are 39-45 cm long and weigh 450-700 g….

Ducula aenea Photo by Sydhir Shivaram (The Jungle Book) Common name: green imperial-pigeon (en); pombo-imperial verde(pt); carpophage pauline (fr); dúcula verde (es); bronzefruchttaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in southern Asia, from India, through Bangladesh and Indochina, and into Indonesia and the Philippines. Size: The green imperial-pigeon is 38-45…

Oena capensis (Photo from Aprafoga) Common name: Namaqua dove (en); rola-rabilonga (pt); tourtelette masquée (fr); tórtola de Namaqua (es); kaptäubchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar, only being absent from the lowland forests of West Africa and the D.R. Congo. They are also found in…

Claravis pretiosa Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name: blue ground-dove (en); juriti-azul (pt); colombe bleutée (fr); tortolita azulada (es); blautäubchen (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in the Americas, from Mexico south to northwestern Peru and, east of the Andes, south to northern Argentina. Size: The blue…