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 Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa (A)
- Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto (I)
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica (A)
- Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea (A)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana (A)
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Antigua And Barbuda
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