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Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes . These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres .
The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae.The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, the chueybird, colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. [2]
The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (/ ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ə n / also / ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ɪ n /; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). [3]: 624 In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although this is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons most familiar to people are the domesticated form of the wild rock dove.
The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used indiscriminately for smaller and larger Columbidae, respectively. Columba species are mostly termed "pigeons", and in many cases "wood pigeons", but some (including the type species of the genus), are termed "doves".
The Columbidae are a large family of birds including the doves and the pigeons, in the order Columbiformes. Subcategories This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total.
Common wood pigeon perched on a fence. Photograph taken in Cambridge, England. The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known as simply wood pigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (), native to the western Palearctic.
The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) [2] is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon.The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird.
This group is uncharacteristically not sexually dimorphic, meaning males and females look alike. The orange dove, golden dove , and whistling dove , all endemic to Fiji and sometimes placed in their own genus Chrysoena , have in common their small size, compact shape, yellow or orange colouration in the males, and hair-like body feathers.