Birds of Chile - 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. There are 11 species which occur in Chile.

  • Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
  • Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa (A)
  • Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
  • Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
  • Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda
  • Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti (A)
  • Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
  • Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
  • Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
  • Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
  • Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara

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