Columbidae

Phaps chalcoptera Photo by Graham Little (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common bronzewing (en); pombo-d’asa-bronzeada (pt); colombine lumachelle (fr); paloma bronceada común (es); bronzeflügeltaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the country, including in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 30-36 cm long and have a wingspan of 50-58 cm. They weigh 230-390 g.Habitat:The…

Patagioenas leucocephala Photo by Cory Gregory (See You At Sunrise…) Common name:white-crowned pigeon (en); pombo-de-coroa-branca (pt); pigeon à couronne blanche (fr); paloma coronita (es); weißkopftaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Caribbean, from the Bahamas to Guadeloupe, and also in southern Florida and along the eastern coasts of Central America from the…

Columba guinea Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:speckled pigeon (en); pombo-da-Guiné (pt); pigeon roussard (fr); paloma de Guinea (es); Guineataube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, with two disjunct populations. The more northern population is found from Senegal and guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and through Kenya, Uganda…

Treron calvus (Photo from Cousin Pascal) Common name:African green-pigeon (en); pombo-verde-africano (pt); columbar à front nu (fr); vinago africano (es); nacktgesicht-grüntaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan and south to South Africa.Size:These birds are 23-30 cm long. The males tend to be larger, weighing 160-285 g…

Gallicolumba keayi Photo by Rob Hutchinson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:Negros bleeding-heart (en); coração-sangrante-de-Negros (pt); gallicolombe de Negros (fr); corazón sangrante de Negros (es); Negros-dolchstichtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Negros and Panay.Size:These birds are 25-30 cm long and weigh 175-206 g.Habitat:The Negros…

Goura victoria Photo by Nancy Johnston (Nancy’s Bird Journal) Common name:Victoria crowned pigeon (en); pombo-coroado-de-Victoria (pt); goura de Victoria (fr); gura victoria (es); fächertaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found in northern New Guinea, from Geelvink Bay, Indonesia, to Astrolabe Bay, and an isolated area around Collingwood Bay in easternmost Papua New Guinea. Also on…

Geopelia placida Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:peaceful dove (en); rola-plácida (pt); géopélie placide (fr); tortolita plácida (es); friedenstäubchen (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily Columbidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Australia, except in southern Victoria, southern Western Australia and Tasmania, and also in Papua New Guinea and the nearby Aru islands.Size:These birds are…

Treron phoenicoptera Photo by Nabarun Sadhya (Flickr) Common name:yellow-footed green-pigeon (en); pombo-verde-de-patas-amarelas (pt); colombar commandeur (fr); vinago patigualdo (es); rotschultertaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:These birds occurs from eastern Pakistan, throughout India and Bangladesh, and into Nepal and Bhutan, southern China, Thailand and Vietnam.Size:They are 33-35 cm long.Habitat:This species is found in moist tropical forests, but also…