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Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
 
       
Subfamily - Columbinae    
 
       
Rock Dove Columba livia domestica
  * Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea guinea
  * Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea phaeonotus
  * Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea bradfieldi
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques monotypic
  Stock Dove Columba oenas oenas
  Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus palumbus
  African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix monotypic
Updated - 31.03.12 Lemon Dove Columba larvata larvata
 
Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro picazuro
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea purpureotincta
 
  * Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturata picturata
  * Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturata rostrata
 
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens monotypic
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto decaocto
African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea arabica
White-winged Collared Dove Streptopelia reichenowi monotypic
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens decipiens
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens ambigua
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens logonensis
  Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata monotypic
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola capicola
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola damarensis
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola onguati
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola somalica
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola tropica
  Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis
 
  Spotted Dove Stigmatopelia chinensis tigrina
  * Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis senegalensis
  * Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis divergens
 
  Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps malayana
 
  * Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos volkmanni
  * Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos zambesiensis
  Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus monotypic
  Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer monotypic
  Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria monotypic
 
  * Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis single member of genus
  * Namaqua Dove Oena capensis anonyma single member of genus
 
  Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes lophotes single member of genus, endemic to Australia
 
  Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca single member of genus, endemic to Australia
 
  Zebra Dove Geopelia striata monotypic
  Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida placida
 
Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata virgata
 
Scaled Dove Scardafella squammata ridgwayi
 
  Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina albivitta  
  Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui picui  
 
  Long-tailed Ground Dove Uropelia campestris campestris single member of genus
 
  White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi approximans  
 
       
Subfamily - Treroninae    
 
       
  Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia monotypic
  * African Green Pigeon Treron calvus glauca
  * African Green Pigeon Treron calvus salvadorii
 
  Seychelles Blue Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrima monotypic, endemic to The Seychelles
 
  Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia badia
 
  New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae single member of genus, endemic to New Zealand