Columba
- White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques
The White-collared Pigeon lives in the highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has a white collar on the back of its neck and makes daily movements between feeding and roosting sites.
- Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina
The Silvery Pigeon has silvery blue-grey plumage and a green sheen on the nape. In 2008, one bird was photographed flying between islands in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands.
- Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
The Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon is an African pigeon with iridescent neck feathers. It eats fruit and may be seen in pairs.
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
The Yellow-eyed Pigeon breeds in Central Asia. In winter it moves south and uses open farmland, often in flocks.
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
The Speckled Pigeon is an African pigeon with rows of white spots on its closed wings. It lives in savannas, open woodlands and gardens, and mainly eats seeds and grain.
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques
The Western Bronze-naped Pigeon inhabits forests in tropical Africa. It feeds on fruit and uses habitats including riparian evergreen forest.
- Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
The Black Wood Pigeon is Japan's largest pigeon. It is blackish purple with a green sheen around the neck.
- African Lemon Dove Columba larvata
The Lemon Dove lives in African forests. It searches for food among leaf litter on the forest floor and eats seeds, fruit, insects, and other foods.
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Adults stand out for their white head, neck, and breast against dark wings. They feed on fruit in rainforests of eastern Australia.
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
The Snow Pigeon is a high-mountain pigeon often seen around cliffs and passes. Its dark head contrasts with a white neck and underside, and it occurs in pairs or small flocks.
- Rock pigeon Columba livia
A pigeon that nests in rocky seaside crevices in the wild. Feral pigeons seen in towns are the same species, descended from domestic birds.
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
This pigeon occurs on São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea. A study on São Tomé found it in shade-grown plantations and savanna as well as forest, and recorded it feeding on the ground and high in trees.
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
A large pigeon with a gray body and conspicuous white patches on its neck and wings.
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
A blue-grey pigeon that feeds on farmland and nests in holes in old trees. This entry shows part of its range in Britain and Ireland.
- Rock pigeon Columba livia
A pigeon that nests in rocky seaside crevices in the wild. Feral pigeons seen in towns are the same species, descended from domestic birds.
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni
The Yellow-eyed Pigeon breeds in Central Asia. In winter it moves south and uses open farmland, often in flocks.
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
The Speckled Pigeon is an African pigeon with rows of white spots on its closed wings. It lives in savannas, open woodlands and gardens, and mainly eats seeds and grain.
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
This pigeon occurs on São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea. A study on São Tomé found it in shade-grown plantations and savanna as well as forest, and recorded it feeding on the ground and high in trees.
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
The Hill Pigeon lives in mountains from Central Asia to the Himalayas and also visits towns.
- Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina
The Silvery Pigeon has silvery blue-grey plumage and a green sheen on the nape. In 2008, one bird was photographed flying between islands in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands.
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
The Metallic Pigeon has purple and green sheen on the crown, a yellow bill, and red skin around the eye. It searches for fruit and other foods in island forests and nearby areas.
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
Adults stand out for their white head, neck, and breast against dark wings. They feed on fruit in rainforests of eastern Australia.
- Black Wood Pigeon Columba janthina
The Black Wood Pigeon is Japan's largest pigeon. It is blackish purple with a green sheen around the neck.
- White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques
The White-collared Pigeon lives in the highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It has a white collar on the back of its neck and makes daily movements between feeding and roosting sites.