Posts Tagged ‘Columbiformes’

• Red-eyed dove

  May 8 | Doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 999 Views | with Comments Off on Red-eyed dove

  Red-eyed dove – Streptopelia semitorquata – is a large resident Afro/Arabian dove of Type – landfowl, Family Columbidae and Order Columbiformes. It is widely found across s s Africa, except for the most arid and...

• African collared-dove

  Apr 5 | Collared-doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 1032 Views | with Comments Off on African collared-dove

  African collared-dove – Streptopelia roseogrisea – is a small resident/migratory African/Arabian dove of Type – landfowl, Family Columbidae and Order Columbiformes. It is found as resident from coast to coast...

• Tambourine dove

  Apr 5 | Doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 1018 Views | with Comments Off on Tambourine dove

  Tambourine dove – Turtur tympanistria – is a small resident African dove, of Type – landfowl, Family Columbidae and Order Columbiformes. It is fairly widespread over s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is resident...

• Bruce’s green-pigeon

  Apr 5 | Green-pigeons, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 965 Views | with Comments Off on Bruce’s green-pigeon

  Bruce’s green-pigeon – Treron waalia – is a mid-sized resident/migratory Afro/Arabian pigeon of Type – landfowl. Family Columbidae and Order Columbiformes. It is resident coast to coast in the s s African...

• Palm dove

  Apr 3 | Doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 978 Views | with Comments Off on Palm dove

  Palm dove – Spilopelia senegalensis – also known as – Laughing dove – on this site...

• Columbidae – Pigeons+

  Aug 10 | Columbidae, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 2143 Views | with No Comments

  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...

• Namaqua dove

  Jul 8 | Doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 2345 Views | with No Comments

  The Namaqua dove – Oena capensis is a species of the family Columbidae, and is the only one of the genus Oena. It is found widely across sub-Saharan Africa and sporadically across southern Arabia. In the AWB Region it is...

• Laughing dove

  Jul 7 | Doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 2349 Views | with No Comments

  The Laughing dove – Spilopelia senegalensis or Palm dove is a resident small dove of the family Columbidae, and Order Columbiformes. It is widely resident across Africa, The Middle East and W Asia and India, it is present...

• Red collared-dove

  Jul 7 | Collared-doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 2294 Views | with No Comments

  The Red collared-dove – Streptopelia tranquebarica or Red turtle-dove is a species of Columbidae found across tropical Asia. The AWB Region is not in its traditional range, but recently it was found in the UAE , whilst...

• Eurasian collared-dove

  Jul 6 | Collared-doves, Pigeons+ | Little Stint | 2367 Views | with No Comments

  The Eurasian collared-dove – Streptopelia decaocto is a small dove of the family Columbidae. Originally from Asia it is now widespread across the Holarctic Region. In the AWB Region it is resident in suitable habitats in...