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, 15 in Southern Africa.
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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