Columbidae

Otidiphaps nobilis Photo by Greg Hume (Wikipedia) Common name:pheasant pigeon (en); pombo-faisão (pt); otidiphaps noble (fr); paloma faisán (es); fasanentaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, both in Indonesia and Papua-New Guinea, including several nearby islands.Size:These birds are 45-50 cm long and weigh 500 g.Habitat:The pheasant pigeon is only…

Columba livia Photo by Mustafa Sozen (Trek Nature) Common name:rock pigeon (en); pombo-das-rochas (pt); pigeon biset (fr); paloma bravía (es); felsentaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species originates from western and southern Europe, North Africa, and south-western Asia as far east as India. Due to its domestic use and tremendous ability to thrive in human settlements, feral…

Leptotila verreauxi (Photo from The Trinidad and Tobago Naturelink) Common name:white-tipped dove (en); juriti-pupu (pt); colombe de Verreaux (fr); paloma montaraz común (es); blauringtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from southern Texas and Mexico, through most of Central America and northern South America down to western Peru and central Argentina.Size:These birds are 26-29 cm…

Geotrygon montana Photo by Kim Hansen (Wikipedia) Common name:ruddy quail-dove (en); pariri (pt); colombe rouviolette (fr); paloma-perdiz rojiza (es); rote erdtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found from central Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, as well as in the Caribbean.Size:These birds are 21-28 cm long and weigh 110-140 g.Habitat:The ruddy quail-dove is mostly found…