Columbidae

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…