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. There are 11 species which occur in Chile.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa (A)
- Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti (A)
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile
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