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 13 species which occur in Malawi.
- Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba delegorguei (Ex?)
- Lemon Dove Columba larvata
- Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
- African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- African Green Pigeon Treron calva
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malawi
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