Pigeons and Doves
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. All of the species listed have been introduced.
- Rock Dove, Columba livia (I)
- Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis (I)
- Zebra Dove, Geopelia striata (I)
- Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura (I)
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