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 world wide and 7 Korean species.
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Japanese Wood-Pigeon Columba janthina
- Stock Pigeon Columba oenas
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon Treron sieboldii
Read more about this topic: List Of Non-passerine Birds Of Korea
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