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 28 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa
- Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
- Maranon Pigeon Patagioenas oenops (E)
- Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea
- Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda
- 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
- Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove Claravis mondetoura
- Bare-faced Ground Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
- Black-winged Ground Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
- Golden-spotted Ground Dove Metriopelia aymara
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura
- Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
- Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris
- Sapphire Quail Dove Geotrygon saphirina
- White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata
- Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea (A)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru
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