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 of which 28 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Due to hybridisation with feral pigeons, few if any pure-bred birds remain in Thailand |
| Speckled Wood Pigeon | Columba hodgsonii | |
| Ashy Wood Pigeon | Columba pulchricollis | |
| Pale-capped Pigeon | Columba punicea | Rare, uncertain status |
| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
| Red Collared-dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | |
| Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| Barred Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia unchall | |
| Little Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia ruficeps | |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | Native in south, introduced to central Thailand |
| Nicobar Pigeon | Caloenas nicobarica | Rare and globally endangered |
| Little Green Pigeon | Treron olax | Rare |
| Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | |
| Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon | Treron fulvicollis | Possibly extirpated, globally threatened |
| Orange-breasted Green Pigeon | Treron bicincta | |
| Pompadour Green Pigeon | Treron pompadora | |
| Thick-billed Green Pigeon | Treron curvirostra | |
| Large Green Pigeon | Treron capellei | Rare and globally vulnerable |
| Yellow-footed Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera | |
| Yellow-vented Green Pigeon | Treron seimundi | Very rare |
| Pin-tailed Green Pigeon | Treron apicauda | |
| Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon | Treron sphenura | |
| White-bellied Green Pigeon | Treron sieboldii | Very rare |
| Jambu Fruit Dove | Ptilinopus jambu | |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
| Mountain Imperial Pigeon | Ducula badia | |
| Pied Imperial Pigeon | Ducula bicolor |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
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