Columbidae

Zenaida auriculata Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name: eared dove (en); avoante (pt); tourterelle oreillarde (fr); tórtola torcaza (es); ohrflecktaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Columbidae Range: The eared dove is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It…

Gallicolumba luzonica Photo by Ken Ilio (Flickr) Common name: Luzon bleeding-heart (en); coração-sangrante-de-Luzon (pt); gallicolombe poignardée (fr); corazón sangrante de Luzón (es); Luzon-dolchstichtaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is endemic to the central and southern regions of Luzon and the smaller offshore island Polillo, in The Philippines. Size: The Luzon bleeding-heart…

Columba fasciata Common name: band-tailed pigeon (en); pombo-de-cauda-barreada (pt); pigeon à queue barrée (fr); paloma torcaza (es); schuppenhalstaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This American species is found breeding for British Columbia, in Canada, trough the western parts of the United States, always west of the Rocky mountains, into Central America, and through…

Ptilinopus cinctus Common name: black-backed fruit-dove (en); pombo-da-fruta-de-dorso-negro (pt); ptilope à ceinture (fr); tilopo dorsinegro (es); weißkopf-flaumfußtaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found in Indonesia, in Bali, Lombik, Sumbawa, Flores, Pantar and Alor, in East Timor and in western Australia. Size: This large pigeon is 38–44 cm long and weighs…