Columbidae
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Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills t
Treron vernans male Kent Ridge Park
Speckled pigeon
A landing collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) displays the contour and flight feathers of its wings.
Snow pigeons flying at an altitude of 3,700 metres (12,000 ft) above sea level
Passenger pigeon
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The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migrat
Columbidae
…realms. 118 species (34%) are at risk, and 13 are extinct, with the most famous examples being the dodo, a large, flightless, island bird, and the passenger pigeon, that once flocked in the billions. Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a 'peeping' chick, while dove, shared with Old Norse…
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Earliest published illustration of the species (a male), Mark Catesby, 1731
Mounted male passenger pigeon, Field Museum of Natural History
Band-tailed pigeon, a species in the related genus Patagioenas