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…