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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.
Pacific Region
Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae
Genus Caloenas - 1 species
Pigeon,_Nicobar Caloenas nicobarica Found: Indonesia vicinity
Image by:
1, 2) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo
3)
Dick Daniels -
World
of Birds,
South Africa 4)
Dick -
North
Carolina Zoo



Genus Chalcophaps
Found in southeast Asia and Australasia
Dove,_Asian_Emerald also
Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Found: Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Image by:
1)
Lip_kee - Singapore 2)
Dick Daniels - Miami Zoo
3, 6) Dick - San Diego Zoo
4, 5) Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo 7) Vijay_Ismavel - India






Dove,_Pacific_Emerald Chalcophaps longirostris Found: Indonesia, Australia
Image by: 1)
Mdekoo - Queensland 2)
David_Cook 3)
Dan_Armbrust - Queensland 4)
Francesco Veronesi - Queensland



Dove,_Stephan's_Emerald Chalcophaps stephani Found: Sulawesi, New Guinea,Solomon Islands
Image by:
1, 2, 3) Katerina_Tvardikova


Genus Cryptophaps - 1 species
Pigeon,_Sombre Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa Found: Sulawesi ((Indonesia)
Image by:
1)
Netzach 2)
Ariel Frayman 3)
Tony_Sawbridge


Genus Didunculus - 1 species
Pigeon,_Tooth-billed Didunculus strigirostris Found: Samoa
Image by: 1)
John Gould 2)
Pinned

Genus Ducula
The Imperial-Pigeons form a genus of very large pigeons, hence their name "imperial". They dwell in forest, eat fruit, and are strong flyers. Most Imperial-Pigeons are found in southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific.
Pigeon,_Baker's Imperial- also
Vanuatu Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bakeri Found: Vauuatu in south Pacific Ocean
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1)
SalvatoreChamu
Pigeon,_Barking Imperial- also
Peale's Imperial-Pigeon Ducula latrans Found: Fiji
Image by:
1)
joseph Smit 2)
Tom Tarrant

Pigeon,_Black Imperial also
Bismarck Imperial Pigeon Ducula melanochroa Found: near Papua New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Joseph Smit

Pigeon,_Chestnut-bellied Imperial- Ducula brenchleyi
Found: Solomon Islands (east of New Guinea)
Image by:
1)
Guy B
Pigeon,_Christmas Island Imperial- Ducula whartoni Found: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
P_Khoo 3)
Roger Williams


Pigeon,_Cinnamon-bellied_Imperial- Ducula basilica Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Paulo Alves 2)
xRiffRaffx 3)
Marcel_Holyoak


Pigeon,_Collared Imperial- also
Black-collared Fruit Pigeon Ducula mullerii Found:
Australasia
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 2)
Sandy
Cole - San Diego Zoo 3)
Dick Daniels -
Miami Zoo
4)
Trisha Shears - Cincinnati Zoo
1, 2) Perhaps mites is causing the facial problem.



Pigeon,_Dark-backed_Imperial- Ducula lacernulata Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Marcel Holyoak 2)
Justin_Rayboun_Smith

Pigeon,_Elegant Imperial- Ducula concinna Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Quarti 3)
Ariefrahman


Pigeon,_Finsch's Imperial- Ducula finschii Found: Papua New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
David Cook

Pigeon,_Goliath Imperial- also
New Caldonian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula goliath Found: New Caldonia
Image by:
1)
Jean Ravau 2, 3) Tony Morris


Pigeon,_Gray_Imperial- Ducula pickeringii Found: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Image by:
1)
Raymond Velasquez 2)
Rackk67 - Philippinwa

Pigeon,_Gray-headed_Imperial- Ducula radiata Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Nigel Voaden 2)
Michael_Patrick_Marklevitz 3)
Kama_Jaya_Shagir


Pigeon,_Green_Imperial- Ducula aenea Found: southern Asia and east to Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Steve_Garvie - Sri Lanka
2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 5)
Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo




Pigeon,_Island Imperial- Ducula pistrinaria Found: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by: 1)
Joseph Smit 2)
David Cook - Papua New Guinea

Pigeon,_Marquesan Imperial- Ducula galeata Found: French Polynesia
Image by:
1)
Samuel Etienne
Pigeon,_Micronesian Imperial- Ducula oceanica Found: Micronesia and other islands
Image by:
1)
Hennrick von Klittlitz
Pigeon,_Mindoro_Imperial- Ducula mindorensis Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Philippine_Post

Pigeon,_Mountain_Imperial- Ducula badia Found: eastern Asia
Image by:
1, 2) Francesco Veronesi - Thailand 3)
tontantravel - thailand


Pigeon,_Nicobar_Imperial- Ducula nicobarica Found: Nicobar Islands (eastern Indian Ocean)
Image by: 1)
Gunnar Creutz
Pigeon,_Pacific Imperial- Ducula pacifica Found: Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Tonga and other islands of Pacific
Image by:
1)
abcdefgewing 2)
Jake_Osborne

Pigeon,_Pied Imperial- Ducula bicolor Found: Asia
Image by:
1, 2) Darren Bellerby - Jurong Bird
Park, Singapore 3)
Dick Daniels -
National Aviary 4)
Dick -
Miami Zoo



Pigeon,_Pink-bellied Imperial- Ducula poliocephala Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Hospoda 2)
NCAA_Official

Pigeon,_Pink-headed Imperial- Ducula rosacea Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Ron Knight 2)
Neville Kemp - Timor

Pigeon,_Pinon's_Imperial- Ducula pinon Found:
Indonesai, Papua New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Charles Lam 3)
Jerry Oldenettel - Papua New Guinea


Pigeon,_Polynesian Imperial- Ducula pacifica Found: French Polynesian
Image by:
1)
Hamilton
Pigeon,_Purple-tailed_Imperial- Ducula rufigaster Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
Frank Wouters 3)
Gouldy 4, 5) Darren Bellerby




Pigeon,_Red-knobbed_Imperial- Ducula rubricera Found: Papua New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2, 3) David Cook


Pigeon,_Rufescent_Imperial- Ducula chalconota Found: New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
showyourbird.com

Pigeon,_Seram_Imperial- Ducula neglecta Found: Seram and Ambon Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
James_Eaton
Pigeon,_Silver-tipped_Imperial- Ducula luctuosa Found: Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Image by:
1)
David and Nancy Massie 2)
Peter_Ericsson
Pigeon,_Spectacled_Imperial- also
White-spectacled Imperial-Pigeon Ducula perspicillata Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
John Mittermeier 2)
Hanom_Bashari

Pigeon,_Spice_Imperial- Ducula myristicivora Found: northern Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Dubi Shapiro
Pigeon,_Spotted_Imperial- Ducula carola Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Jan Harteman 2)
Tonji_Ramos

Pigeon, Timor Imperial- Ducula cineracea Found: Indonesia, East Timor
Image by: 1)
Colin Trainor
Pigeon, Torresian Imperial- also
Tores Strait Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa Found:
Australia
Image by: 1)
Geoff_Whalan 2) Dick Daniels - Australia 3)
Brian_Gratwicke 4)
Tony Morris



Pigeon,_White-bellied Imperial- Ducula forsteni Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1, 2) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 3)
Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo


Pigeon,_Zoe's_Imperial Ducula zoeae Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2, 3) Doug Janson 4)
Jerry Oldenettel



Genus Gallicolumba
This is a
genus of mid-sized ground-dwelling doves which occur in rainforests on the Philippines, Indonesia, and in the
Pacific region. They fruits and seeds.
Bleeding-heart, Luzon Gallicolumba luzonica Found: island of Luzon and vicinity, Philippines
Image by:
1, 3) Dick Daniels -
Sylvan Heights 2)
Sandy Cole -
Sylvan Heights 4)
Dick -
Zoo Miami



Bleeding-heart, Mindanao Gallicolumba crinigera Found: Philippines
Image by:
1, 3) cuatrok77
Magalhães


Bleeding-heart, Negros Gallicolumba keayi Found: islands of Negros and Panay (Philippines)
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans
Dove, Bronze Ground- Gallicolumba beccarii Found: New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by:
1, 2) Katerina_Tvardikova 3)
Mark A Harper - Papua New Guinea


Dove, Caroline Islands Ground- Gallicolumba kubaryi Found: Micronesia
Image by:
1)
Tony Morris
Dove, Cinnamon Ground- also
Golden-heart Dove Gallicolumba rufigula Found:
Australasia
Image by: 1)
Trisha Shears - Louisville Zoo 2)
Kevin

Dove,_Marquesas_Ground- Gallicolumba rubescens Found: French Polynesia
Image by: 1)
hbw.com 2)
Pinned

Dove,_Palau_Ground- Gallicolumba canifrons also
Alopecoenas canifronsFound: Palau (northeast of New Guinea)
Image by: 1)
hbw.com 2)
Pinned

Dove,_Polynesian_Ground- Gallicolumba erythroptera Found: French Polynesia and nearby islands
Image by:
1, 3) Island_Conservation 2)
John Gerrard Keulemans


Dove, Purple Ground- also
White-breasted Ground-Dove also
White-bibbed Ground-Dove Gallicolumba jobiensis
Found:
Indonesia, Australasia
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 2)
Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo 3)
Heather - Australia


Dove,_Santa_Cruz_Ground- Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis Found: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Dove, Sulawesi Ground- Gallicolumba tristigmata Found: Sulawesi (an Indonesian island)
Image by: 1)
Valerie 2)
Danny Barron - Oklahoma City Zoo 3)
Stavenn


Dove, Tongan Ground- also
Friendly Ground-Dove Gallicolumba stairi Found: Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and other islands
Image by:
1) Joseph Wolf
Dove,_Wetar_Ground- Gallicolumba hoedtii also
Alopecoenas canifrons Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Imanuddin 2)
James Eaton
1) Female 2) Male

Dove, White-throated Ground- Gallicolumba xanthonura Found: Mariana
Islands
Image by:
1, 2, 3)
Trisha Shears - Louisville Zoo 4)
Dick Daniels -
National Aviary
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male



Genus Gymnophaps
The mountain-pigeons have gray upperparts; red around the eyes; eat fruit.
Pigeon,_Buru Mountain- Gymnophaps mada Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Rob_Hutchinson

Pigeon,_Pale_Mountain- Gymnophaps solomonensis Found: Solomon Islands
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Pigeon,_Papuan Mountain- Gymnophaps albertisii Found: New
Guiniea, and other Pacific Islands
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2, 4) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 3)
Sandy Cole - San Diego Zoo



Pigeon,_Seram_Mountain- Gymnophaps stalkeri Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Dubi Shapiro - Seram, Maluku, Indonesia 2)
Rob_Hutchinson - Seram, Maluku, Indonesia

Genus Macropygia
This genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves (
Macropygia Reinwardtoena Turacoena). They are long tailed, range between 27-45 cm in length and have brown plumage.
The genus ranges from India and China through Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu and Australia.
Dove,_Amboyna_Cuckoo- Macropygia amboinensis Found: Moluccas, New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Jerry_Oldenettel - New Guinea
Dove,_Andaman_Cuckoo- Macropygia rufipennis Found: India
Image by: 1)
Staurt Baker 2)
Balaji Venkatesh Sivaramakrish 3)
Sarwandeep_Singh


Dove, Barred Cuckoo- Macropygia unchall Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by:
1)
Henrik Gronvold 2)
Geetanjalidhar 3)
Arthur Grosset - Bhutan
1) Male: left; female: right


Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo- also
Bar-tailed Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia nigrirostris Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Lee Hunter
Dove,_Brown_Cuckoo- Macropygia phasianella Found:
Australasia
Image by: 1)
David Cook - Wamboin, NSW, Australia 2 )
Francesco_Veronesi - Queensland

Dove, Dusky Cuckoo- also
Bar-necked Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia magna Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)
James Eaton
Dove,_Enggano_Cuckoo- Macropygia cinnamomea Found: Enggano Island in Indonesia.
Image by: 1)
Filip_Verbelen
Dove,_Little_Cuckoo- Macropygia ruficeps Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by: 1)
Rushenb - Thailand 2)
Francesco Veronesi - Malaysia 3)
Joseph_Kbtan


Dove,_Mackinlay's_Cuckoo- Macropygia mackinlayi
Found: New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by: 1)
Katerina_Tvardikova 2)
David_Cook

Dove,_Philippine_Cuckoo- Macropygia tenuirostris Found: Philippines, Taiwan
Image by: 1)
Chris_Chafer 2)
James_Eaton

Dove,_Ruddy_Cuckoo- Macropygia emiliana Found: Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia
Image by: 1)
Charles_Lam 2)
Alex_Vargas - Indonesia

Dove,_Sultan's_Cuckoo- Macropygia doreya Found:northern New Guinea, Moluccas, Sulawesi
Image by: 1)
Ariefrahman 2)
Marcel Holyoak

Dove,_Tanimbar_Cuckoo- Macropygia timorlaoensis Found: Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia
Image by: 1)
Dubi_Shapiro 2)
Mehd_Halaouate

Dove,_Timor_Cuckoo- Macropygia magna Found:Timor, Wetar and the eastern Lesser Sundas
Image by:
1, 2) James_Eaton
1) Juvenile

Genus Phapitreron
Dove, Amethyst Brown- Phapitreron amethystinus Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
Blake Matheson 2)
Pinned

Dove,_Tawitawi_Brown- Phapitreron cinereiceps Found; Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines
Image by: 1)
Ivan Sarenas
Dove, White-eared Brown- Phapitreron leucotis Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Joseph Smit 2)
Roberto Verzo

Genus Reinwardtoena
This genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves (
Macropygia Reinwardtoena Turacoena).
Dove, Crested Cuckoo- Reinwardtoena crassirostris Found: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by: 1)
birdstamps.org
Dove, Great Cuckoo- Reinwardtoena reinwardtii Found: Indonesai, Papua New Guinea
Image by:
1)
Courcelles 2)
Nigel Voaden

Dove, Pied Cuckoo- Reinwardtoena browni Found: Papua New Guinea
Image by: 1)
Pierre de Chabannes
Genus Turacoena
This genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves (
Macropygia Reinwardtoena Turacoena).
Dove, Black Cuckoo- also
Slaty Cuckoo-Dove Turacoena modesta Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
James Eaton
Dove, White-faced Cuckoo- Turacoena manadensis Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1)
AS Kono 2)
Jerome Micheletta - Sulawesi
