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 about 308 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in American Samoa.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Friendly Ground-dove Gallicolumba stairi
- Many-coloured Fruit-dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Purple-capped Fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Pacific Imperial-pigeon Ducula pacifica
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of American Samoa
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