Birds of Anguilla - Pigeons and Doves

Pigeons and Doves

Order: Columbiformes. Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

  • Rock Dove Columba livia (I)
  • White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala (A)
  • Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
  • Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
  • Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
  • Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea

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