Columbidae

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Columbiformes • Familia: Columbidae Illiger, 1811

 Vernacular names

• English: Pigeons and Doves
• Afrikaans: Duif
• አማርኛ: ርግብ
• العربية: حمام (طير)
• asturianu: Palomba
• Aymar aru: Kitula
• čeština: Holub
• Cymraeg: Colomen
• dansk: Due
• Deutsch: Tauben
• Ελληνικά: Περιστέρι
• Esperanto: Kolombedoj
• español: Palomas
• فارسی: کبوتر
• suomi: Kyyhkyt
• français: Columbidés
• galego: Pomba
• magyar: Galambfélék
• Ido: Kolombo
• italiano: Columbidi
• 日本語: ハト科
• 한국어: 비둘기
• Latina: Columba
• lietuvių: Karveliniai
• македонски: Гулаби
• മലയാളം: പ്രാവ്
• Nederlands: Duiven en tortels
• norsk nynorsk: Duefamilien
• norsk: Duer
• polski: Gołębiowate
• português: Pombos
• Runa Simi: Irpa
• русский: Голубиные
• slovenščina: Golobi
• српски / srpski: Голуб
• svenska: Duvor
• ไทย: นกพิราบ, นกเขา
• Türkçe: Güvercingiller
• українська: Голубині
• Tiếng Việt: Chim bồ câu
• 中文: 鸠鸽科
• 中文（繁體）‎: 鳩鴿科
• Bân-lâm-gú: Hún-chiáu

• Included genera (for IOC classification 5.3):

Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Cryptophaps, Didunculus, Drepanoptila, Ducula, †Ectopistes, Gallicolumba, Geopelia, Geophaps, Geotrygon, Goura, Gymnophaps, Hemiphaga, Henicophaps, Leptotila, Leptotrygon, Leucosarcia, Lopholaimus, Macropygia, Metriopelia, †Microgoura, Nesoenas, Ocyphaps, Oena, Otidiphaps, Patagioenas, Petrophassa, †Pezophaps, Phapitreron, Phaps, Ptilinopus, †Raphus, Reinwardtoena, Spilopelia, Starnoenas, Streptopelia, Treron, Trugon, Turacoena, Turtur, Uropelia, Zenaida, Zentrygon

• Included genera (for IOC classification 3.1):

Alectroenas, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Cryptophaps, Didunculus, Drepanoptila, Ducula, †Ectopistes, Gallicolumba, Geopelia, Geophaps, Geotrygon, Goura, Gymnophaps, Hemiphaga, Henicophaps, Leptotila, Leucosarcia, Lopholaimus, Macropygia, Metriopelia, †Microgoura, Nesoenas, Ocyphaps, Oena, Otidiphaps, Patagioenas, Petrophassa, †Pezophaps, Phapitreron, Phaps, Ptilinopus, †Raphus, Reinwardtoena, Spilopelia, Starnoenas, Streptopelia, Treron, Trugon, Turacoena, Turtur, Uropelia, Zenaida

• Note: For IOC classification 5.3, this is currently the only extant (living) familia in the ordo Columbiformes.

• Catalogue of Life link: Columbidae

• IOC link: Columbidae subcat

• ITIS link: Columbidae (mirror)

• IUCN link: Columbidae threatened species

Alectroenas (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Alectroenas madagascariensis (cat.)
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  † Alectroenas nitidissima (cat.)
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  Alectroenas pulcherrimus (cat.)
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  Alectroenas sganzini (cat.)

Caloenas (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  † Caloenas maculata (cat.)
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  Caloenas nicobarica (cat.)

Chalcophaps (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Chalcophaps indica (cat.)
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  Chalcophaps longirostris (cat.)
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  Chalcophaps stephani (cat.)

Claravis (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Claravis geoffroyi (cat.)
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  Claravis mondetoura (cat.)
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  Claravis pretiosa (cat.)

Columba (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Columba albinucha (cat.)
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  Columba albitorques (cat.)
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  Columba argentina (cat.)
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  Columba arquatrix (cat.)
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  Columba bollii (cat.)
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  Columba delegorguei (cat.)
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  Columba elphinstonii (cat.)
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  Columba eversmanni (cat.)
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  Columba guinea (cat.)
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  Columba hodgsonii (cat.)
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  Columba iriditorques (cat.)
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  Columba janthina (cat.)
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  † Columba jouyi (cat.)
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  Columba junoniae (cat.)
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  Columba larvata (cat.)
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  Columba leucomela (cat.)
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  Columba leuconota (cat.)
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  Columba livia (cat.)
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  Columba malherbii (cat.)
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  Columba oenas (cat.)
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  Columba oliviae (cat.)
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  Columba pallidiceps (cat.)
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  Columba palumboides (cat.)
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  Columba palumbus (cat.)
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  Columba pollenii (cat.)
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  Columba pulchricollis (cat.)
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  Columba punicea (cat.)
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  Columba rupestris (cat.)
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  Columba sjostedti (cat.)
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  Columba thomensis (cat.)
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  Columba torringtoniae (cat.)
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  Columba trocaz (cat.)
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  Columba unicincta (cat.)
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  † Columba versicolor (cat.)
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  Columba vitiensis (cat.)

Columbina (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Columbina buckleyi (cat.)
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  Columbina cruziana (cat.)
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  Columbina cyanopis (cat.)
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  Columbina inca (cat.)
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  Columbina minuta (cat.)
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  Columbina passerina (cat.)
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  Columbina picui (cat.)
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  Columbina squammata (cat.)
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  Columbina talpacoti (cat.)

Cryptophaps (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa (cat.)

Didunculus (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Didunculus strigirostris (cat.)

Drepanoptila (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Drepanoptila holosericea (cat.)

Ducula (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Ducula aenea (cat.)
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  Ducula aurorae (cat.)
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  Ducula badia (cat.)
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  Ducula bakeri (cat.)
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  Ducula basilica (cat.)
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  Ducula bicolor (cat.)
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  Ducula brenchleyi (cat.)
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  Ducula carola (cat.)
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  Ducula chalconota (cat.)
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  Ducula cineracea (cat.)
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  Ducula concinna (cat.)
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  Ducula finschii (cat.)
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  Ducula forsteni (cat.)
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  Ducula galeata (cat.)
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  Ducula goliath (cat.)
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  Ducula lacernulata (cat.)
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  Ducula latrans (cat.)
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  Ducula luctuosa (cat.)
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  Ducula melanochroa (cat.)
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  Ducula mindorensis (cat.)
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  Ducula mullerii (cat.)
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  Ducula myristicivora (cat.)
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  Ducula neglecta (cat.)
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  Ducula nicobarica (cat.)
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  Ducula oceanica (cat.)
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  Ducula pacifica (cat.)
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  Ducula perspicillata (cat.)
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  Ducula pickeringii (cat.)
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  Ducula pinon (cat.)
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  Ducula pistrinaria (cat.)
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  Ducula poliocephala (cat.)
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  Ducula radiata (cat.)
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  Ducula rosacea (cat.)
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  Ducula rubricera (cat.)
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  Ducula rufigaster (cat.)
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  Ducula spilorrhoa (cat.)
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  Ducula subflavescens (cat.)
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  Ducula whartoni (cat.)
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  Ducula zoeae (cat.)

Ectopistes (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  † Ectopistes migratorius (cat.)

Gallicolumba (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Gallicolumba beccarii (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba canifrons (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba crinigera (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba erythroptera (cat.)
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  Female † Gallicolumba ferruginea (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba hoedtii (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba jobiensis (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba keayi (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba kubaryi (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba luzonica (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba menagei (cat.)
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  † Gallicolumba norfolciensis (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba platenae (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba rubescens (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba rufigula (cat.)
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  † Gallicolumba salamonis (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba stairi (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba tristigmata (cat.)
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  Gallicolumba xanthonura (cat.)

Geopelia (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Geopelia cuneata (cat.)
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  Geopelia humeralis (cat.)
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  Geopelia maugei (cat.)
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  Geopelia placida (cat.)
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  Geopelia striata (cat.)

Geophaps (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Geophaps plumifera (cat.)
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  Geophaps scripta (cat.)
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  Geophaps smithii (cat.)

Geotrygon (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Geotrygon albifacies (cat.)
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  Geotrygon caniceps (cat.)
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  Geotrygon carrikeri (cat.)
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  Geotrygon chiriquensis (cat.)
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  Geotrygon chrysia (cat.)
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  Geotrygon costaricensis (cat.)
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  Geotrygon frenata (cat.)
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  Geotrygon goldmani (cat.)
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  Geotrygon lawrencii (cat.)
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  Geotrygon leucometopia (cat.)
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  Geotrygon linearis (cat.)
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  Geotrygon montana (cat.)
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  Geotrygon mystacea (cat.)
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  Geotrygon purpurata (cat.)
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  Geotrygon saphirina (cat.)
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  Geotrygon veraguensis (cat.)
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  Geotrygon versicolor (cat.)
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  Geotrygon violacea (cat.)

Goura (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Goura cristata (cat.)
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  Goura scheepmakeri (cat.)
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  Goura victoria (cat.)

Gymnophaps (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Gymnophaps albertisii (cat.)
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  Gymnophaps mada (cat.)
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  Gymnophaps solomonensis (cat.)
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  Gymnophaps stalkeri (cat.)

Hemiphaga (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Hemiphaga chathamensis (cat.)
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  Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae (cat.)

Henicophaps (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Henicophaps albifrons (cat.)
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  Henicophaps foersteri (cat.)

Leptotila (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Leptotila battyi (cat.)
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  Leptotila cassinii (cat.)
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  Leptotila conoveri (cat.)
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  Leptotila jamaicensis (cat.)
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  Leptotila megalura (cat.)
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  Leptotila ochraceiventris (cat.)
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  Leptotila pallida (cat.)
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  Leptotila plumbeiceps (cat.)
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  Leptotila rufaxilla (cat.)
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  Leptotila verreauxi (cat.)
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  Leptotila wellsi (cat.)

Leucosarcia (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Leucosarcia melanoleuca (cat.)

Lopholaimus (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Lopholaimus antarcticus (cat.)

Macropygia (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Macropygia amboinensis (cat.)
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  Macropygia emiliana (cat.)
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  Macropygia mackinlayi (cat.)
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  Macropygia magna (cat.)
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  Macropygia nigrirostris (cat.)
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  Macropygia phasianella (cat.)
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  Macropygia ruficeps (cat.)
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  Macropygia rufipennis (cat.)
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  Macropygia tenuirostris (cat.)
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  Macropygia unchall (cat.)

Metriopelia (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Metriopelia aymara (cat.)
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  Metriopelia ceciliae (cat.)
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  Metriopelia melanoptera (cat.)
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  Metriopelia morenoi (cat.)

Microgoura (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  † Microgoura meeki (cat.)

Nesoenas (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Nesoenas mayeri (cat.)
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  Nesoenas picturata (cat.)
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  † Nesoenas rodericana (cat.)

Ocyphaps (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Ocyphaps lophotes (cat.)

Oena (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Oena capensis (cat.)

Otidiphaps (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Otidiphaps nobilis (cat.)

Patagioenas (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Patagioenas araucana (cat.)
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  Patagioenas caribaea (cat.)
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  Patagioenas cayennensis (cat.)
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  Patagioenas corensis (cat.)
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  Patagioenas fasciata (cat.)
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  Patagioenas flavirostris (cat.)
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  Patagioenas goodsoni (cat.)
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  Patagioenas inornata (cat.)
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  Patagioenas leucocephala (cat.)
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  Patagioenas maculosa (cat.)
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  Patagioenas nigrirostris (cat.)
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  Patagioenas oenops (cat.)
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  Patagioenas picazuro (cat.)
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  Patagioenas plumbea (cat.)
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  Patagioenas speciosa (cat.)
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  Patagioenas squamosa (cat.)
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  Patagioenas subvinacea (cat.)

Petrophassa (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Petrophassa albipennis (cat.)
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  Petrophassa rufipennis (cat.)

Pezophaps (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  † Pezophaps solitaria (cat.)

Phapitreron (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Phapitreron amethystinus (cat.)
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  Phapitreron brunneiceps (cat.)
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  Phapitreron cinereiceps (cat.)
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  Phapitreron leucotis (cat.)

Phaps (cat.)

 Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Phaps chalcoptera (cat.)
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  Phaps elegans (cat.)
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  Phaps histrionica (cat.)

Ptilinopus (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Ptilinopus alligator (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus arcanus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus aurantiifrons (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus bernsteinii (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus chalcurus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus cinctus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus coralensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus coronulatus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus dohertyi (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus epius (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus eugeniae (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus fischeri (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus granulifrons (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus greyi (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus huttoni (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus hyogastrus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus insolitus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus insularis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus iozonus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus jambu (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus layardi (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus leclancheri (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus luteovirens (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus magnificus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus mangoliensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus marchei (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus melanospilus (cat.)
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  † Ptilinopus mercierii (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus merrilli (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus nanus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus occipitalis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus ornatus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus pelewensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus perlatus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus perousii (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus porphyraceus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus porphyreus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus pulchellus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus purpuratus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus rarotongensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus regina (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus richardsii (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus rivoli (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus roseicapilla (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus solomonensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus subgularis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus superbus (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus tannensis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus victor (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus viridis (cat.)
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  Ptilinopus wallacii (cat.)

Raphus (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  † Raphus cucullatus (cat.)

Reinwardtoena (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Reinwardtoena browni (cat.)
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  Reinwardtoena crassirostris (cat.)
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  Reinwardtoena reinwardtii (cat.)

Spilopelia (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Spilopelia chinensis (cat.)
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  Spilopelia senegalensis (cat.)

Starnoenas (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Starnoenas cyanocephala (cat.)

Streptopelia (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Streptopelia bitorquata (cat.)
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  Streptopelia capicola (cat.)
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  Streptopelia decaocto (cat.)
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  Streptopelia decipiens (cat.)
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  Streptopelia hypopyrrha (cat.)
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  Streptopelia lugens (cat.)
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  Streptopelia orientalis (cat.)
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  Streptopelia reichenowi (cat.)
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  Streptopelia roseogrisea (cat.)
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  Streptopelia semitorquata (cat.)
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  Streptopelia tranquebarica (cat.)
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  Streptopelia turtur (cat.)
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  Streptopelia vinacea (cat.)

Treron (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Treron affinis (cat.)
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  Treron apicauda (cat.)
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  Treron aromaticus (cat.)
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  Treron australis (cat.)
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  Treron axillaris (cat.)
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  Treron bicinctus (cat.)
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  Treron calvus (cat.)
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  Treron capellei (cat.)
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  Treron chloropterus (cat.)
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  Treron curvirostra (cat.)
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  Treron floris (cat.)
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  Treron formosae (cat.)
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  Treron fulvicollis (cat.)
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  Treron griseicauda (cat.)
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  Treron griveaudi (cat.)
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  Treron olax (cat.)
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  Treron oxyurus (cat.)
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  Treron pembaensis (cat.)
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  Treron phayrei (cat.)
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  Treron phoenicopterus (cat.)
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  Treron pompadora (cat.)
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  Treron psittaceus (cat.)
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  Treron sanctithomae (cat.)
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  Treron seimundi (cat.)
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  Treron sieboldii (cat.)
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  Treron sphenurus (cat.)
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  Treron teysmannii (cat.)
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  Treron vernans (cat.)
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  Treron waalia (cat.)

Trugon (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Trugon terrestris (cat.)

Turacoena (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Turacoena manadensis (cat.)
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  Turacoena modesta (cat.)

Turtur (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Turtur abyssinicus (cat.)
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  Turtur afer (cat.)
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  Turtur brehmeri (cat.)
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  Turtur chalcospilos (cat.)
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  Turtur tympanistria (cat.)

Uropelia (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Uropelia campestris (cat.)

Zenaida (cat.)

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No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

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  Zenaida asiatica (cat.)
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  Zenaida auriculata (cat.)
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  Zenaida aurita (cat.)
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  Zenaida galapagoensis (cat.)
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  Zenaida graysoni (cat.)
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  Zenaida macroura (cat.)
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  Zenaida meloda (cat.)