Columbidae – Pigeons+ is a family of medium sized Land birds consisting of Pigeons and Doves, generally speaking recently there has been a trend to rationalise the use of the two names by calling the larger birds pigeons and the smaller ones doves but currently this is still in a state of flux, and different authorities use alternative names for the same species. It is the only family of the Order Columbiformes and they are of Type – landfowl.
Columbidae - Pigeons+ = Pigeons and Doves categories... Collared-doves Doves Green-pigeons Pigeons Pigeons+ Turtle-doves Wood-pigeons