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 worldwide and 3 species which occur in Cape Verde.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia
- Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cape Verde
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