List of Birds of Great Britain - 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 about 308 species worldwide, 7 in Britain.

Common name Binomial Status
Rock Pigeon or Feral Pigeon Columba livia A & C Resident, most birds are of feral origin
Stock Dove Columba oenas A resident breeding species
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus A resident breeding species
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto A resident breeding species
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur A breeding summer visitor
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis A rare vagrant
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura A rare vagrant

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