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Pigeons, Doves (Columbiformes)
Banded Fruit-Dove
Class: Aves Banded Fruit-Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: cinctus
The Banded Fruit-Dove, Ptilinopus cinctus, is a large (38-44 cm in length, 450-570 g in weight) pigeon with white head, neck and upper breast; black back and upperwing grading to grey on rump; black tail with broad grey terminal band; underparts grey, demarcated from white head and neck by broad black band.
 
Bar-shouldered Dove
Class: Aves Bar-shouldered Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geopelia
Species: humeralis
The Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis) is native to Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. It is a medium sized pigeon varying in size from 26 to 30 centimetres (10.4 to 12 inches). Its voice is a distinctive and melodious "cook-a-wook" or "coolicoo".
 
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Class: Aves Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Macropygia
Species: amboinensis
The Brown Cuckoo-dove, Macropygia phasianella, is a dove in the genus Macropygia. It is also known by the names of "Brown Pigeon", "Pheasant Pigeon" and "Cockoo Dove". They located in eastern Australia from Weipa and Aurukun in the north to Bega in the south and most inland at Atherton and Toowoomba.
 
Brush Bronzewing
Class: Aves Brush Bronzewing
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Phaps
Species: elegans
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Class: Aves Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Petrophassa
Species: rufipennis
The Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
 
Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Class: Aves Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Vulnerable
Staus: Vulnerable
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: whartoni
The Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon, (Ducula whartoni), is a large (39 cm in length, 450-700 g in weight) pigeon, mainly dark grey in colour with an iridescent sheen.
 
Collared Imperial-Pigeon
Class: Aves Collared Imperial-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: mullerii
The Collared Imperial-pigeon, (Ducula mullerii), is a large (40 cm in length, 600 g in weight) pigeon with grey upperparts and largely grey-pink underparts, distinguished by a striking and diagnostic complete black collar against an otherwise white throat.
 
Common Bronzewing
Class: Aves Common Bronzewing
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Phaps
Species: chalcoptera
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Crested Pigeon
Class: Aves Crested Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ocyphaps
Species: lophotes
The Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for far tropical north areas. There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest, being the Crested Pigeon and the Spinifex Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is the larger of the two species.
 
Diamond Dove
Class: Aves Diamond Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geopelia
Species: cuneata
The Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) is a bird resident in Australia.
 
Elegant Imperial-Pigeon
Class: Aves Elegant Imperial-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: concinna
The Elegant Imperial-pigeon, (Ducula concinna) also known as Blue-tailed Imperial-pigeon, is a large (43 cm in length) pigeon, with upperparts mainly dark blue-green in colour with an iridescent sheen. Head, neck and underparts are mostly pale grey, with red-brown undertail coverts.
 
Emerald Dove
Class: Aves Emerald Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Chalcophaps
Species: indica
The Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and Green-winged pigeon. It has a number of subspecies, with two existing in Australia, being the longirostris (from Kimberly, Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula) and chrysochlora (from Cape York Peninsula to southern New South Wales as well as Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island).
 
Flock Bronzewing
Class: Aves Flock Bronzewing
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Phaps
Species: histrionica
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Laughing Turtle-Dove
Class: Aves Laughing Turtle-Dove
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species: senegalensis
The Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove. Probably as the result of stowaways from Africa or India, the bird is also found in a localised area of Western Australia - in and around Perth and Fremantle.
 
New Zealand Pigeon
Class: Aves New Zealand Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Hemiphage
Species: novaeseelandiae
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Norfolk Island Ground-dove
Class: Aves Norfolk Island Ground-dove
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Gallicolumba
Species: norfolciensis
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Partridge Pigeon
Class: Aves Partridge Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geophaps
Species: smithii
The Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
 
Peaceful Dove
Class: Aves Peaceful Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geopelia
Species: striata
The Zebra Dove Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia. These two were classified as subspecies of the Zebra Dove until recently and the names Peaceful Dove and Barred Dove were often applied to the whole species.
 
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Class: Aves Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ducula
Species: bicolor
The Pied Imperial-pigeon, (Ducula bicolor) also known as the Nutmeg Pigeon, Torresian Imperial-pigeon or Torres Strait Pigeon is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird on mainly small islands adjoining the Indian Ocean from the Nicobars in an arc to New Guinea. It is also found in northern Australia in coastal areas from the Kimberlies (in Western Australia) to the Great Barrier Reef, in the east (off Queensland). Birds residing in the Kimberlies are non-migratory, while the birds east of Queensland are migratory. Migratory birds in the east arrive from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea in August and depart February to April. They generally can be found in rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, coastal scrubs, creeks, rivers, mangroves and islands.
 
Rock Dove
Class: Aves Rock Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: livia
The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. The bird is also known by the names of feral pigeon or domestic pigeon. In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The species was commonly known as Rock Dove until 2004, when the British Ornithologists' Union and the American Ornithologists' Union changed the official English name of the bird in their regions to Rock Pigeon.
 
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Class: Aves Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: regina
The Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus regina also known as Pink-capped Fruit-dove or Swainson's Fruit-dove is a medium-sized, up to 22cm long, green fruit dove with a grey head and breast, an orange belly, whitish throat, yellow-orange iris, and greyish green bill and feet. It has a pinkish-red crown with yellow border. The Indonesian subspecies, P. r. xanthogaster has a whitish crown and paler grey head and breast. Both sexes are similar. The young has a green-colored crown and plumage.
 
Spinifex Pigeon
Class: Aves Spinifex Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geophaps
Species: plumifera
The Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera is a bird found in Australia.
 
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Class: Aves Spotted Turtle-Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Streptopelia
Species: chinensis
The Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis), also known as the Spotted Turtle Dove, is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Southeast Asia. They are also known as the (Indian/Chinese) Spotted Turtle Dove.
 
Squatter Pigeon
Class: Aves Squatter Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geophaps
Species: scripta
The Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
 
Superb Fruit-Dove
Class: Aves Superb Fruit-Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: superbus
The Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), also known as the Purple-crowned Fruit-dove, is a medium-sized (22-24 cm long), colourful fruit-dove in the family Columbidae.
 
Topknot Pigeon
Class: Aves Topknot Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Lopholaimus
Species: antarcticus
The Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus), is a pigeon native to Australia. It is also known by the name of "Flock Pigeon".
 
White-headed Pigeon
Class: Aves White-headed Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: leucomela
The White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia, belonging to the same genus as the domestic pigeon C. livia.
 
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Class: Aves White-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Petrophassa
Species: albipennis
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White-throated Pigeon
Class: Aves White-throated Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Columba
Species: vitiensis
The Metallic Pigeon, (Columba vitiensis) also known as White-throated Pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.
 
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
Class: Aves Wompoo Fruit-Dove
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Ptilinopus
Species: magnificus
The Wompoo Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus magnificus (also known as Magnificent Fruit-dove or Purple-breasted Fruit-dove), is the largest of fruit-doves native to New Guinea and Australia.
 
Wonga Pigeon
Class: Aves Wonga Pigeon
Order: Columbiformes Least Concern
Staus: Least Concern
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Leucosarcia
Species: melanoleuca
The Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca is a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia with its range being from Central Queensland to Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
 
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