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, Columba leucocephala
- Scaly-naped Pigeon, Columba squamosa
- Plain Pigeon, Columba inornata
- Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto (I)
- African Collared-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea (I)
- Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata (I)
- Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
- Zenaida Dove, Zenaida aurita
- White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
- Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina
- Key West Quail-Dove, Geotrygon chrysia
- Bridled Quail-Dove, Geotrygon mystacea (A)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove, Geotrygon montana
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