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 308 species world wide, and 18 North American species.
- ( * SW) Rock Pigeon, Columba livia (I)
- Band-tailed Pigeon, Columba fasciata
- Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
- ( * SW) White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica
- ( * SW) Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
- Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (E)
- (–L–) ( * SW) Inca Dove, Columbina inca
- ( * SW) Common Ground-Dove, Columbina passerina
- Ruddy Ground Dove, Columbina talpacoti
Read more about this topic: List Of Arizona-SW Birds (Yuma County, Arizona)
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