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 28 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Maranon Pigeon Patagioenas oenops
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis (E)
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
- Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
- Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris
- Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
- Olive-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon veraguensis
- 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 Ecuador
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