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 4 species which occur in the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia
- Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
- White-throated Ground-Dove Gallicolumba xanthonura
- Mariana Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Northern Mariana Islands
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