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 39 species which have been recorded in Colombia.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura (A)
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Pacific Dove Zenaida meloda (A)
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
- Ecuadorian Ground Dove Columbina buckleyi
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
- Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana
- Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
- Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Gray-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
- Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
- Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
- Gray-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
- Tolima Dove Leptotila conoveri (E)
- Purplish-backed Quail Dove Geotrygon lawrencii
- Russet-crowned Quail Dove Geotrygon goldmani
- Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
- Olive-backed Quail Dove Geotrygon veraguensis
- Lined Quail Dove Geotrygon linearis
- White-throated Quail Dove Geotrygon frenata
- Violaceous Quail Dove Geotrygon violacea
- Ruddy Quail Dove Geotrygon montana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Colombia
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