Pigeon Species

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The more humans abuse the bird of peace, the more I defend them.
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Pigeon Species Listing
Raphidae
Dodo Raphus cucullatus (extinct)
Reunion Solitaire Raphus solitarius (extinct)
Rodriguez Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria (extinct)
Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas
Somali Pigeon Columba oliviae
Pale-backed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz
Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii
Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta
Cameroon Olive-Pigeon Columba sjostedti
Sao Tome Olive-Pigeon Columba thomensis
African Olive-Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Comoro Olive-Pigeon Columba pollenii
Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
White-naped Pigeon Columba albinucha
Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis
Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii
Ceylon Wood-Pigeon Columba torringtoni
Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea
Silvery Wood-Pigeon Columba argentina
Andaman Wood-Pigeon Columba palumboides
Japanese Wood-Pigeon Columba janthina
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Bonin Wood-Pigeon Columba versicolor
Ryukyu Pigeon Columba jouyi
Yellow-legged Pigeon Columba pallidiceps
White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala
Scaled Pigeon Columba speciosa
Scaly-naped Pigeon Columba squamosa
Bare-eyed Pigeon Columba corensis
Picazuro Pigeon Columba picazuro
Spot-winged Pigeon Columba maculosa
Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
Chilean Pigeon Columba araucana
Ring-tailed Pigeon Columba caribaea
Pale-vented Pigeon Columba cayennensis
Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris
Peruvian Pigeon Columba oenops
Plain Pigeon Columba inornata
Plumbeous Pigeon Columba plumbea
Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea
Short-billed Pigeon Columba nigrirostris
Dusky Pigeon Columba goodsoni
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques
Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
Madagascar Turtle-Dove Columba picturata
Lemon Dove Columba larvata
Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
Adamawa Turtle-Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
White-winged Collared-Dove Streptopelia reichenowi
Island Collared-Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis
Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris
Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia emiliana
Slender-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
Dusky Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna
Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps
Black-billed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris
Mackinlay's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia mackinlayi
Great Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena reinwardtsi
Pied Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena browni
Crested Cuckoo-Dove Reinwardtoena crassirostris
White-faced Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena manadensis
Black Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta
Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Blue-headed Wood-Dove Turtur brehmeri
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Stephan's Dove Chalcophaps stephani
New Guinea Bronzewing Henicophaps albifrons
New Britain Bronzewing Henicophaps foersteri
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica
Crested Pigeon Geophaps lophotes
Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera
Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii
Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Barred Dove Geopelia maugeus
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Socorro Dove Zenaida graysoni
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata
Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove Columbina minuta
Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
Ecuadorian Ground-Dove Columbina buckleyi
Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui
Croaking Ground-Dove Columbina cruziana
Blue-eyed Ground-Dove Columbina cyanopis
Blue Ground-Dove Claravis pretiosa
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove Claravis mondetoura
Purple-winged Ground-Dove Claravis godefrida
Bare-faced Ground-Dove Metriopelia ceciliae
Bare-eyed Ground-Dove Metriopelia morenoi
Black-winged Ground-Dove Metriopelia melanoptera
Golden-spotted Ground-Dove Metriopelia aymara
Long-tailed Ground-Dove Uropelia campestris
White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura
Grey-headed Dove Leptotila plumbeiceps
Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi
Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi
Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla
Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis
Pallid Dove Leptotila pallida
Grey-chested Dove Leptotila cassini
Ochre-bellied Dove Leptotila ochraceiventris
Tolima Dove Leptotila conoveri
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon lawrencii
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon costaricensis
Sapphire Quail-Dove Geotrygon saphirina
Grey-headed Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps
Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor
Olive-backed Quail-Dove Geotrygon veraguensis
White-faced Quail-Dove Geotrygon albifacies
Rufous-breasted Quail-Dove Geotrygon chiriquensis
Russet-crowned Quail-Dove Geotrygon goldmani
Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis
White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
Violaceous Quail-Dove Geotrygon violacea
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Luzon Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica
Mindoro Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba platenae
Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba keayi
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba criniger
Sulu Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba menagei
Cinnamon Ground-Dove Gallicolumba rufigula
Sulawesi Ground-Dove Gallicolumba tristigmata
White-bibbed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba jobiensis
Caroline Islands Ground-Dove Gallicolumba kubaryi
Polynesian Ground-Dove Gallicolumba erythroptera
White-throated Ground-Dove Gallicolumba xanthonura
Friendly Ground-Dove Gallicolumba stairi
Santa Cruz Ground-Dove Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis
Tanna Ground-Dove Gallicolumba ferruginea
Thick-billed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba salamonis
Marquesan Ground-Dove Gallicolumba rubescens
Bronze Ground-Dove Gallicolumba beccarii
Palau Ground-Dove Gallicolumba canifrons
Wetar Ground-Dove Gallicolumba hoedtii
Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon Trugon terrestris
Choiseul Pigeon Microgoura meeki
Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
White-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron leucotis
Amethyst Brown-Dove Phapitreron amethystina
Dark-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron cinereiceps
Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicincta
Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
Grey-cheeked Green-Pigeon Treron griseicauda
Flores Green-Pigeon Treron floris
Sumba Green-Pigeon Treron teysmannii
Timor Green-Pigeon Treron psittacea
Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia
African Green-Pigeon Treron calva
Sao Tome Green-Pigeon Treron sanctithomae
Pemba Green-Pigeon Treron pembaensis
Madagascar Green-Pigeon Treron australis
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda
Sumatran Green-Pigeon Treron oxyura
Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon Treron seimundi
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenura
White-bellied Green-Pigeon Treron sieboldii
Whistling Green-Pigeon Treron formosae
Pink-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
Black-backed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus cinctus
Red-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus dohertyi
Black-banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus alligator
Flame-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus marchei
Cream-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus merrilli
Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus occipitalis
Red-eared Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus fischeri
Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu
Black-chinned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus leclancheri
Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus subgularis
Scarlet-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus bernsteinii
Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus
Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perlatus
Ornate Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ornatus
Tanna Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus tannensis
Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus aurantiifrons
Wallace's Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus wallacii
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
Many-colored Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perousii
Blue-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus monacha
Coroneted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus
Beautiful Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
Mariana Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus greyii
Silver-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus richardsii
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
Palau Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis
Cook Islands Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
Rapa Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus huttoni
Grey-green Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus purpuratus
Atoll Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coralensis
Makatea Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus chalcurus
Henderson Island Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus insularis
Red-moustached Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus mercierii
White-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
White-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli
Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus solomonensis
Claret-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus viridis
White-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus eugeniae
Grey-headed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus hyogastra
Carunculated Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus granulifrons
Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus iozonus
Knob-billed Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus insolitus
Dwarf Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus naina
Black-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus melanospila
Negros Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus arcanus
Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor
Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
Comoro Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
Mauritius Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissima
Seychelles Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrima
Pink-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula poliocephala
White-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula forsteni
Mindoro Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mindorensis
Grey-headed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula radiata
Spotted Imperial-Pigeon Ducula carola
Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
White-eyed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula perspicillata
Elegant Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica
Micronesian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula oceanica
Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aurorae
Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon Ducula galeata
Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rubricera
Spice Imperial-Pigeon Ducula myristicivora
Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pistrinaria
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula whartoni
Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rosacea
Grey Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
Cinnamon-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula basilica
Purple-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula rufigaster
Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula finschii
Shining Imperial-Pigeon Ducula chalconota
Peale's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula latrans
Chestnut-bellied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula brenchleyi
Baker's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bakeri
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula goliath
Pinon Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pinon
Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon Ducula melanochroa
Collared Imperial-Pigeon Ducula mullerii
Banded Imperial-Pigeon Ducula zoeae
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
Dark-backed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula lacernulata
Timor Imperial-Pigeon Ducula cineracea
Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor
White Imperial-Pigeon Ducula luctuosa
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
Kimberley Imperial-Pigeon Ducula constans
Yellow-tinted Imperial-Pigeon Ducula subflavescens
Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Sombre Pigeon Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa
Papuan Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii
Long-tailed Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps mada
Pale Mountain-Pigeon Gymnophaps solomonensis
Western Crowned-Pigeon Goura cristata
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon Goura victoria
Southern Crowned-Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri
Tooth-billed Pigeon Didunculus strigirostris

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The African Olive Pigeon or Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape. There are also populations in western Angola, southwestern Arabia and northern Yemen. It is locally common, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution due to its habitat requirements.

This is a species of moist forest canopies above 1400 m altitude, although it occurs locally as low as 700 m. It will use mountain fynbos, second growth and clearings, and feed on agricultural land if it is not persecuted

The African Olive Pigeon builds a large stick nest up to 15 m high in a tree and lays one (rarely two) white eggs. The eggs are incubated for 17-20 days to hatching, and the chicks fledge in another 20 days.

The male has a display consisting of deep bows, and a display flight which consists of a climb, wingclapping, and slow glide down.

The adult male African Olive Pigeon is a large pigeon at 37-42 cm in length. Its back and wings are maroon, with the shoulders heavily speckled with white spots. The underparts are maroon with heavy white spotting, and the head is grey with yellow patches around the eye, and a yellow bill. The neck plumage, used in display, is streaked maroon and white, the underwing and undertail are dark grey, and the feet are yellow.

Females are very similar but somewhat duller. Juvenile birds have the maroon and grey replaced with dark brown, the bare parts are a dull greenish-yellow, and the wing feathers have pale fringes. In flight, this pigeon looks very dark. Its flight is quick, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. The call is a loud coo coo.

The African Olive Pigeon feeds on fruit and berries, mainly picked in the canopy, but it will also descend for fallen fruit and take some insects and caterpillars. In the south of its range, it favours the fruit of the bugweed, Solanum mauritianum. Birds will fly considerable distances from their roosts to feeding areas, and young or non-breeding birds will form flocks.

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The Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata, is a medium-sized bird of the Americas. Its closest relatives are the Chilean Pigeon and the Ring-tailed Pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks.(Johnson et al., 2001)

It ranges from British Columbia, Utah, and Colorado south in higher elevations through Mexico and Central America to northern Argentina. In autumn it migrates out of the part of its range north of California, New Mexico, and west Texas. Populations from Costa Rica south are sometimes considered a separate species, the White-naped Pigeon, C. albilinea. It is found at altitudes from 900 m to 3600 m, generally in oak, pine-oak, and coniferous forests. It feeds on seeds, notably acorns.

It is the biggest pigeon in North America, averaging 34 to 36 cm (14–15 in) long and weighing 250–450 g. The plumage is gray, somewhat darker above. The head and underparts have a faint pink cast, especially in the adult male; the belly is nearly white. The distal half of the tail is also pale (except in the subspecies of Baja California), whence the English name. The bill and feet are yellow, good identification marks at sufficiently close range. Adults have green iridescence on the back of the neck, adjacent to a thin white collar on the nape. Juvenile birds have white feather edges above, giving a scaly appearance.

 
At a feeder near Pecos, New MexicoThis species is relatively quiet for a pigeon. Its voice is low-pitched and owl-like, often in two-syllable calls that rise and than fall (huu-ooh) with even spacing between calls (Mahler & Tubaro 2001).

It builds a rudimentary platform nest out of twigs, in which it lays one or two eggs. Outside the breeding season it forms flocks, sometimes over 50 birds, and often becomes nomadic, following the acorn crop or moving to lower altitudes or other areas outside its breeding range. It often visits bird feeders.

The parasitic louse Columbicola extinctus, believed to have become extinct with the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, was recently rediscovered on the Band-tailed Pigeon.

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The Bare eyed Pigeon
Columba corensis

http://www.arubabirds.com/aboutBirds...eyedPigeon.htm
Sound Wave
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.ed...mba%20corensis

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The Bleeding Heart Pigeon
Gallicolumba luzonica

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/bleeding_heart_pigeon.htm
http://www.garden-city.org/zoo/anima...art_pigeon.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon_Bleeding-heart
http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learnin...als/birds/dove
http://www.haribon.org.ph/index.php?q=node/view/238

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