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 14 species which have been recorded in Guyana.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
- Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
- Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea (A)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Guyana
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