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 22 species which occur in Vietnam.
- Rock Pigeon Columba livia (I)
- Ashy Wood-pigeon Columba pulchricollis (A)
- Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
- 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
- Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta
- Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
- Yellow-vented Green Pigeon Treron seimundi
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
- Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura
- White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii
- Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea
- Mountain Imperial-pigeon Ducula badia
- Pied Imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vietnam
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