Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae

Species on page - 22 species, 13 genera depicted - (out of around 310 species and around 42 genera)

Victoria Crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)

Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea)

Lemon dove (Columba larvata)

Metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis)

Inca dove (Columbina inca)

Band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)

Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)

Galá dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Western Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda)

Zenaida dove (Zenaida )

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

Oriental turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis )

Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

Namaqua dove (Oena capensis)

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)

Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

White-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

Victoria Crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)

Papua New Guinea

Victoria Crowned pigeon

Goura victoria
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)

Rock dove / common pigeon (Goura victoria)

Palo Alto Baylands

Rockin'

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Palo Alto Baylands
2012

Iridescence

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Palo Alto Baylands>br>

Rocky

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Windhoek, Namibia
August 12, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Pigeon strut

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Seyðisfjürðar, Iceland
September 9, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Face of rock

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Siglufjürður, Iceland
September 11, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Wharf
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Canon R5

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Korea
October 4, 2025
Canon R5m2

Pigeon feet

Rock dove / common pigeon (Columba livia)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Birdfeet
Wharf
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Canon R5

Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea)

Speckled

Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Beach by Santos Express
Mossel Bay, Garden Route, South Africa
January 23, 2016

Pigeon

Speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Namibia
August 21, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Lemon dove (Columba larvata)

Lemony

Lemon dove (Columba larvata)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
February 12, 2016
Kingfisher Inn
Wilderness, Garden Route, South Africa
Canon 7Dmark2

Lemony close

Lemon dove (Columba larvata)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
February 12, 2016
Kingfisher Inn
Wilderness, Garden Route, South Africa
Canon 7Dmark2

Metallic dove (Columba vitiensis)

Metallic

Metallic dove (Columba vitiensis)
New Caledonia metallic dove (Columba vitiensis ssp hypoenochroa)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Tjibeau Cultural Center
New Caledonia 2022
December 20, 2022
Canon R5

Inca dove Columbina inca)

Inca dove

Inca dove Columbina inca)
Family: Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Rockport, Texas 2024
April 5, 2024
Canon R5

Band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)

Band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Bioblitz
Woodside
November 22, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)

Yosemite

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Yosemite

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Palo Alto Baylands
December 17, 2017
Canon 7DmarkII

Mourning

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Campus Drive loop
October 13, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 2, 2021
Canon R5

Galá dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

Dove

Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Gala´pagos
July 31, 2015

Dove

Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Floreana, Galápagos 2024
July 4, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2

White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)

White on

White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Family: Columbidae doves and pigeons
Green Cay, Florida
March 29, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Dove

White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Family: Columbidae doves and pigeons
San Antonio Botanical Garden
Texas 2024
April 9, 2024
Canon R5

Western Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda)

Dove

Western Peruvian dove (Zenaida meloda)
Family: Columbidae
Lima, Peru
July 16, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita)

Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita)
Family: Columbidae doves and pigeons
Carolina Beach
Puerto Rico
April 28, 2021
Canon R5

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

South Florida

Invader

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Family: Columbidae (doves)
Hollywood, Florida
Pierce Street
December 3, 2012

Collared

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Family: Columbidae (doves)
Topeekeegee Yugnee (TY) park
Hollywood, Florida
April 11, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Family: Columbidae (doves)
Wakodahatchee, Florida
April 21, 2021
Canon R5

When doves forget their deodorant

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Family: Columbidae (doves)
Green Cay, Florida
May 11, 2021
Canon R5

Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

Spotted Dove

Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis
Family: Columbidae (doves, pigeons)
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
August 12, 2012

Spotted dove

Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
Hobart, Tasmania
August 28, 2015
Canon 7DMark2

Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis
Family: Columbidae (doves, pigeons)
Parc zoologique et forestier
New Caledonia 2022
December 17, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2

Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)

Crested pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes
August 21, 2015
Western Australia

Namaqua dove (Oena capensis)

Namaqua

Namaqua dove (Oena capensis)
Family: Columbidae (doves)
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)

Laughing

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
Namibia
August 22, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Sitting dove

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
Sesfontein
Namibia
August 19, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)

Zebra in Hawaii

Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)
Family: Columbidae
Hawaii
June 23, 2017
Canon 7D mark II

Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

Asian emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
San Diego Zoo
March 28, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

White-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi)

White-tipped dove

White-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Porto Jofre
The Pantanal
July 25, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

Oriental turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis )

Oriental turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
River walk
Korea
October 10, 2025
Canon R5m2

Oriental turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
River walk
Korea
October 4, 2025
Canon R5m2

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Botanical Garden
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Canon R5

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Botanical Garden
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon R5

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Botanical Garden
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon R5

Pigeon

New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp.novaeseelandiae)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Otorohanga, New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Canon R5