Columbidae

Geophaps plumifera (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:spinifex pigeon (en); pombo-plumífero (pt); colombine plumifère (fr); paloma plumífera (es); rotschpftaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia. There are two separate subspecies, G. p. plumifera is found in arid areas of northern, north-western and north-eastern Australia, while G. p. ferruginea is found in Pilbara, Western Australia.Size:These birds are 20-24…

Aplopelia larvata Photo by Dirk Daniels (Wikipedia) Common name:African lemon dove (en); rola-canela (pt); pigeon à masque blanc (fr); paloma de cara pálida (es); zimttaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed across eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia down to South Africa.Size:This fairly small dove is 24-30 cm long and weighs 80-150 g.Habitat:They are…

Streptopelia senegalensis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name:laughing dove (en); rola-do-Senegal (pt); tourterelle maillée (fr); tórtola senegalesa (es); palmtaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most dense rainforests of Gabon, southern Cameroon and D.R. Congo. It is also found in southern…

Columba palumbus Photo by Eduardo Balogh (Trek Nature) Common name:common wood-pigeon (en); pombo-torcaz (pt); pigeon ramier (fr); paloma torcaz (es); ringeltaube (de)Taxonomy:Order ColumbiformesFamily ColumbidaeRange:This species is found throughout Europe, into Morocco, northern Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa and east to the Urals in Russia, into the Middle East all the way to Afghanistan and…

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…