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 27 species which occur in Bolivia.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
- Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
- Long-tailed Ground Dove Uropelia campestris
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
- White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata
- Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Bolivia
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