Columbidae

Patagioenas flavirostris Photo by Michael Woodruff (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed-pigeon (en); pombo-de-bico-vermelho (pt); pigeon à bec rouge (fr); paloma piquirroja (es); rotschnabeltaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: The red-billed pigeon is found from southern Texas, United States, and north-western Mexico south to Costa Rica. Size: This species is 33-36 cm long and has…

Macropygia amboinensis Photo by Julian Robinson (Tree of Life) Common name: brown cuckoo-dove (en); rola-cuco-castanha (pt); phasianelle d’Amboine (fr); tórtola-cuco pechirrosa (es); dunkle kuckuckstaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found from the Philippines, south through Borneo and Sumatra, through the Moluccas and Sulawesi into New Guinea. They are also found…

Macropygia amboinensis Photo by Julian Robinson (Tree of Life) Common name: brown cuckoo-dove (en); rola-cuco-castanha (pt); phasianelle d’Amboine (fr); tórtola-cuco pechirrosa (es); dunkle kuckuckstaube (de) Taxonomy: Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Range: This species is found from the Philippines, south through Borneo and Sumatra, through the Moluccas and Sulawesi into New Guinea. They are also found…

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…

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…