List of Birds of Honduras - Pigeons and Doves

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.

  • Rock Dove Columba livia (I)
  • White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
  • Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
  • Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
  • Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
  • Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
  • Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
  • Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
  • White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
  • Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
  • Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
  • Inca Dove Columbina inca
  • Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
  • Maroon-chested Ground-Dove Claravis mondetoura
  • White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
  • Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
  • Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
  • Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
  • White-faced Quail-Dove Geotrygon albifacies
  • Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana

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