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 16 species which have been recorded in Paraguay.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
- Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui
- Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
- Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Purple-winged Ground-Dove Claravis godefrida
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Paraguay
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