THE WORLD BIRDS - An Online Bird Book
DOVEs and PIGEONs
The Columbiformes order contains just one family, the Columbidae which is comprised of dove and pigeon species. They have small heads,short legs, and four unwebbed toes. All Columbiformes are monogamous. Unlike most other birds they are capable of drinking by sucking up water, without needing to tilt the head back.
Australasia
Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae
Genus Drepanoptila - 1 species
Dove,_Cloven-feathered Drepanoptila holosericea Found: New Caldonia (southwest Pacific)
Image by:
1)
Parides 2)
George_Chapman

Genus Geopelia
Geopelia is a genus of small, long-tailed doves. They are native to Southeast Asia and Australasia and are most often found in open country and scrubland. They feed mainly on seeds which they find by foraging
on the ground.
Dove,_Barred Geopelia maugei Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Ken 2)
Oleg_Chernyshov 3)
Charles_J_Sharp


Dove,_Bar-shouldered Geopelia humeralis Found: Australia
Image by:
1) Dick Daniels - Kuranda Birdworld, Australia 2)
Aviceda - Kobble Creek, South-east Queensland, Australia 3)
Peripitus - Adelaide Zoo, South Australia 4)
Geoff_Whalan 5)
Duncan_McCaskill




Dove,_Diamond Geopelia cuneata Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
David Cook - Queensland 2)
Tim_Ellis 3)
028mdk09 3)
Kurt Kulac



Dove,_Peaceful Geopelia placida Found: Australia
Image by:
1, 2) Dick Daniels - Cairns, Australia 3)
David Cook - Cairns, Australia
4, 5) Geoff_Whalan




Dove,_Zebra also
Barred Ground Dove Geopelia striata Found: southest Asia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Guinea
Image by:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Dick Daniels - Hawaii
7) Pat and Keith Taylor - Volcano Village, Hawaii






Genus Geophaps
Geophaps pigeons are endemic to Australia
Pigeon,_Partridge Geophaps smithii Found: Australia
Image by:
1)
Bio Diversity Library 2)
naturgucker.de

Pigeon,_Spinifex Geophaps plumifera Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Factumquintus 2)
Adrien Cretin 3, 4) Al and Marie



Pigeon,_Squatter Geophaps scripta Found: Australia
Image by:
1, 2) David Cook - Cobbold Gorge, Forsayth, Far North Queensland 3)
Brian_McCauley 4)
Summerdrought



Genus Goura
The genus Goura consists of three species of crowned pigeons. They are the largest members of the pigeon family. They are natives of New Guinea and a few surrounding islands.The three crowned pigeons are
Pigeon,_Southern_Crowned- Goura scheepmakeri Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2, 3) Luc Viatour in New Guinea 4)
BS
Thurner Hof



Pigeon,_Victoria_Crowned- Goura victoria Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Adam_Dewan 3)
Bernard_Dupont 4)
Dick Daniels -
North Carolina Zoo 5, 6) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo




Pigeon,_Western_Crowned- Goura cristata Found: Indonesia, New Guinea
Image by:
1, 2) Dick Daniels - Washington National Zoo 3)
Arthur
Chapman Jugiong Bird Park, Singapore 4)
Randy Fish - Safari West Wildlife Preserve, California 5)
Bernard_Dupont




Genus Hemiphaga
These species are native to New Zealand
Pigeon,_Chatham_Island Hemiphaga chathamensis Found: Chatham Islands of New Zealand
Image by: 1)
Sc_Tui 2)
Psychokiwi

Pigeon,_New Zealand Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Found: Australia
Image by:
1)
Justin Bell 2)
David Cook - Tiritiri Matangi Island, North
Island, New Zealand 3)
Southstar - Auckland 4)
Renke_Lühken 5)
Arthur_Chapman




Genus Henicophaps
Bronzewing,_New_Britain Henicophaps foersteri Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Walter_Rothschild

Bronzewing, New Guinea Henicophaps albifrons Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Wolf

Genus Leucosarcia - 1 species
Pigeon,_Wonga Leucosarcia melanoleuca Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Arthur_Chapman
2)
Toby Hudson - Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3)
Glen Fergus- O'Reillys Guest House, Qld, Australia 4)
David Cook



Genus Lopholaimus - 1 species
Pigeon,_Topknot Lopholaimus antarcticus Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Brian_McCauley 2)
Tom_Tarrant 3)
David_Cook


Genus Ocyphaps - 1 species
Pigeon,_Crested Ocyphaps lophotes Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
JJ Harrison - Australian Capita lTerritory
2)
Sandy Cole -
Birds of Eden, South Africa 3)
Dick -
Miami Zoo 4)
Ian Sutton - New South Wales



Genus Otidiphaps - 1 species
Pigeon,_Pheasant Otidiphaps nobilis Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels -
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo 2)
Heather_Paul 3)
Thorsten_Mohr 4)
Greg5030
1) Gray-naped Pheasant Pigeon 2, 3) Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon 4) White-naped Pheasant Pigeon



Genus Petrophassa
Pigeon,_Chestnut-quilled_Rock- Petrophassa rufipennis Found: Australia
Image by: 1
, 2) Dave Curtis

Pigeon,_White-quilled_Rock- Petrophassa albipennis Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Julian_Robinson 2)
Sunphio

Genus Phaps
Bronzewing pigeons are endemic to Australia
Bronzewing,_Brush Phaps elegans Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Nrg800 2)
Kazredracer 3)
Benjamint444 4)
Tom Dudley - South Australia



Bronzewing,_Common Phaps chalcoptera Found: Australia
Image by:
1, 2) JJ Harrison - Tasmania, Australia
3)
David Cook 4)
patrick_kavanagh 5)
Laurie_Boyle
1, 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male




Bronzewing, Flock Phaps histrionica Found: dry areas of Australia
Image by: 1)
Atlas of Living Australia 2)
Ron Knight - South Australia
1) Female 20 Male

Genus Ptilinopus
The fruit doves are fruit eaters and are colorful. They are found in southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific.
Dove,_Atoll Fruit- Ptilinopus coralensis Found: French Polynesia
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1 )
lagunitas Ouzel 2)
Meheriolax


Dove,_Banggai_Fruit- also
Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove.
Ptilinopus subgularis Found: Banggai Islands of Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image by: 1)
James Eaton 2)
Nicovanmalir

Dove,_Beautiful_Fruit- also
Rose-fronted Pigeon Ptilinopus pulchellus Found: Australasia
Image by: 1)
Trisha Shears 2)
Muffinman71 3)
Arjan_Haverkamp


Dove,_Black-backed_Fruit- also
Banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus cinctus Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Joseph Wolf 2)
Neville_Kemp - Timor

Dove,_Black-banded Fruit- Ptilinopus alligator Found: Australia
Image by: 1)
Nick_Athanas - Northern Territory
Dove,_Black-chinned_Fruit- Ptilinopus leclancheri Found: Philippines
Image by:1)
Hiyashi_Haka 2)
Francesco Veronesia 3)
george_ruiz
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Dove,_Black-naped Fruit- Ptilinopus melanospilus Found: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
Image by: 1)
Magalhaes 2, 3) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo
1) Female 2, 3) Male


Dove,_Blue-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus monacha Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Paulo Alves 2)
Oleg_Chernyshov
2) Female

Dove,_Carunulated_Fruit- Ptilinopus granulifrons Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Paulo Alvres 2)
Hanom_Bashari

Dove,_Claret-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus viridis Found: New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Smit 3)
Tony Morris - Guadalcanal


Dove,_Cook_Island_Fruit- also
Lilac-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis Found: Cook Islands
Image by:1`)
Nauru Post 2)
Linord

Dove,_Coroneted Fruit- also
Lilac-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus Found: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Elena Gallaird - Central Park Zoo 2)
Claire H - Central Park Zoo 3)
Josh_More 4)
Heather_Paul



Dove,_Cream-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus merrilli Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Philippine_Post 2)
Roberto Verzo

Dove,_Crimson-crowned Fruit- Ptilinopus porphyraceus Found: Fiji, Micronesica, Tonga and other islands
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
P_Khoo

Dove,_Dwarf_Fruit- Ptilinopus nainus Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Frédéric Pelsy
Dove,_Flame-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus marchei Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Brendan_Ryan 2) Pete Morris

Dove,_Golden_Fruit- also
Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens Found: Fiji
Image by: 1)
Tom Tarrant 2)
Rainer_Burkard
1, 2) Male

Dove,_Gray-green_Fruit- Ptilinopus purpuratus Found: French Polynesia
Image by:
1)
Aaron Maizlish - Tahti 2)
Jean-Paul Mutz - Tahiti 3)
RyanStudiesBirds


Dove,_Gray-headed_Fruit- Ptilinopus hyogastrus Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Paulo Alvres 3)
John C. Mittermeier


Dove,_Henderson_Island_Fruit- Ptilinopus insularis Found: Henderson Island in the South Pacific
Image by: 1)
Nauru_Post 2)
Brent Stephenson

Dove,_Jambu_Fruit- Ptilinopus jambu Found: Asia
Image by: 1)
Trish Shears - Louisville Zoo 2)
Greg Hume - Cincinnati Zoo 3)
Dick Daniels -
Zoo Miami 4)
Danny_Barron



Dove,_Knob-billed_Fruit- Ptilinopus insolitus Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
John Gerrard Keulemans 3)
Greg Miles


Dove,_Kosrae_Fruit- Ptilinopus hernsheimi Found: Kosrae in the Caroline Islands
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Dove,_Makatea_Fruit- Ptilinopus chalcurus Found: Makatea of French Polynesia
Image by: 1)
Salvatore Chamu
Dove,_Many Colored Fruit- Ptilinopus perousii Found: Fiji, the Samoan Islands, Tonga
Image by:
1, 2, 3, 4) Tom Tarrant
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male



Dove,_Mariana Fruit- Ptilinopus roseicapilla Found: Mariana Islands, Guam
Image by: 1)
Trisha Shears - Louisville Zoo
2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo



Dove,_Orange-bellied_Fruit- Ptilinopus iozonus Found: New Guinea and other islands
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Smit 3)
Magalhaus


Dove,_Orange-fronted_Fruit- Ptilinopus aurantiifrons Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Wolf 3)
David Arvidsson 4)
Sebastian_Niedlich



Dove,_Orange Fruit- Ptilinopus victor Found: Fiji
Image by: 1)
Tom Tarrant
Dove,_Oberholser's_Fruit- Ptilinopus epius Found: Sulawesi of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Hanom Bashari 2)
Marc Thibault

Dove,_Ornate_Fruit- Ptilinopus ornatus Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Trisha Shears 3)
writhedhornbill


Dove,_Palau Fruit- Ptilinopus pelewensis Found: Palau of Caroline Islands in western Pacific Ocean
Image by:
1)
Devon Pike
Dove,_Pink-headed Fruit- Ptilinopus porphyreus Found: Indoesias
Image by: 1)
Trisha Shears 2)
Terry_Kearney

Dove,_Pink-spotted Fruit- Ptilinopus perlatus Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Doug Janson 2)
Jerry Oldenettel 3)
Markaharper


Dove,_Purple-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus ponapensis Found: Caroline Islands (part of Micronesia and Palau)
Image by: 1)
Tony_Morris
Dove,_Rapa_Fruit- Ptilinopus huttoni Found: French Polynesia
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Dove,_Red-bellied_Fruit- Ptilinopus greyii Found: southwest Pacific Ocean
Image by:
1, 2) Papier K 2)
Olivier H
1, 2) Sub-adult


Dove,_Red-eared Fruit- Ptilinopus fischeri Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Francesco Veronesi 2)
Nicovanmalir

Dove,_Red-naped_Fruit- Ptilinopus dohertyi Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Yann_Muzika

Dove,_Rose-crowned_Fruit- Ptilinopus regina Found: Australasia
Image by: 1)
David_Lochlin 2)
David Cook - Australia Zoo 3)
Aviceda 4)
Cyron Ray
Macey



Dove,_Scarlet-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus bernsteinii Found: Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Paulo Alves 2)
John Mittereier 3)
Pete_Morris


Dove,_Silver-capped Fruit- Ptilinopus richardsii Found: Solomon Islands
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Tony Morris

Dove,_Sula_Fruit- Ptilinopus mangoliensis Found: Sula Islands of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Dove,_Superb Fruit- Ptilinopus superbus Found: Australasia, Indonesia, Philippines
Image by: 1)
Tobias Spaltenberger 2) kahunapulej 3)
Neil T 4)
Tom Jutte



Dove,_Tanna_Fruit- Ptilinopus tannensis Found: Vanuatu (1ooo miles northeast of Australia)
Image by: 1) hb
w.com
Dove,_Wallace's_Fruit- Ptilinopus wallacii Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Joseph Wolf 2)
Dubi_Shapiro

Dove,_Whistling_Fruit- also
Velvet Fruit-Dove also
Velvet Dove Ptilinopus layardi Found: Fiji
Image by:
1)
Joseph Smit 2)
weedmandan 3)
KU_Biodiversity


Dove,_White-bibbed Fruit- also
White-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli Found: Indonesia, New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Joseph Smit 2)
Jerry Oldenettel 3)
John Gerrard Keulemans
3)
P. R. Miqueli


Dove,_White-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii Found: French Polynesia
Image by: 1)
Jean-Paul Mutz 2)
Céline_Labaume

Dove,_White-headed Fruit- Ptilinopus eugeniae Found: Solomon Islands
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Tammy Davies

Dove,_Wompoo_Fruit- also
Wompoo Pigeon Ptilinopus
magnificus Found: Australasia
Image by: 1)
Trisha Shears 2)
Sandy
Cole -
North Carolina Zoo 3)
Fruit_Kevin


Dove,_Yellow-bibbed_Fruit- Ptilinopus solomonensis Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Smit

Dove,_Yellow-breasted Fruit- Ptilinopus occipitalis Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
Jojo Nicdao 2)
Eric_Gropp

Genus Trugon - 1 species
Pigeon,_Thick-billed_Ground- Trugon terrestris Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
John_Gould 3)
writhedhornbill

