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.
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Trinidad only; Introduced species |
| Scaled Pigeon | Columba speciosa | Trinidad only |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | Trinidad only |
| Pale-vented Pigeon | Patagioenas cayennensis | |
| Eared Dove | Zenaida auriculata | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | Trinidad only |
| Plain-breasted Ground Dove | Columbina minuta | |
| Ruddy Ground Dove | Columbina talpacoti | |
| Scaled Dove | Columbina squammata | Trinidad only; Rare/Accidental |
| Blue Ground Dove | Claravis pretiosa | Trinidad only |
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | |
| Grey-fronted Dove | Leptotila rufaxilla | Trinidad only |
| Lined Quail-Dove | Geotrygon linearis | |
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | Trinidad only |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Trinidad And Tobago
Famous quotes containing the words pigeons and and/or pigeons:
“[Paris] is dirty. It has pigeons and black yards. The people have white skin.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“I know that Quiet
Wanders laughing and eating her wild heart
Among pigeons and bees, while the Great Archer,
Who but awaits His hour to shoot, still hangs
A cloudy quiver over Pairc-na-lee.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)