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 18 species which occur in Brunei.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Island Collared-dove Streptopelia bitorquata
- Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
- Ruddy Cuckoo-dove Macropygia emiliana
- Little Cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps
- Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
- Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
- Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans
- Cinnamon-headed Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
- Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei
- Jambu Fruit-dove Ptilinopus jambu
- Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea
- Grey Imperial-pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Mountain Imperial-pigeon Ducula badia
- Pied Imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Brunei
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