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Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
 
       
Subfamily - Columbinae    
 
       
Rock Dove Columba livia domestica
  * Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea guinea
  * Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea phaeonota
White-collared Pigeon Columba albitorques monotypic
  Stock Dove Columba oenas oenas
  Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus palumbus
  African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix monotypic
  Lemon Dove Columba larvata larvata
 
Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro picazuro
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis monotypic
Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata albilinea
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis pallidicrissa
Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea chapmani
Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea purpureotincta
 
  * Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturata rostrata
  * Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturata picturata
 
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens monotypic
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto decaocto
African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea arabica
White-winged Collared Dove Streptopelia reichenowi monotypic
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens logonensis
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens decipiens
* African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens ambigua
  Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata monotypic
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola somalica
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola tropica
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola onguati
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola damarensis
  * Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola capicola
  Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis
 
  Spotted Dove Stigmatopelia chinensis tigrina
  Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis senegalensis
 
  Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps malayana
 
  Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos monotypic
  Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus monotypic
  Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer monotypic
  Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria monotypic
 
  Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis single member of genus
 
  Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica indica
 
  Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes lophotes single member of genus, endemic to Australia
 
  Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca monotypic, single member of genus, endemic to Australia
 
  Zebra Dove Geopelia striata monotypic
  Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida placida
 
* Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata antioquiae
* Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata hypoleuca
* Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata chrysauchenia
  West Peruvian Dove Zenaida meloda monotypic
 
Scaled Dove Columbina squammata ridgwayi
  Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina albivitta  
  * Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti rufipennis  
  * Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti caucae  
  Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui picui  
  Croaking Ground Dove Columbina cruziana monotypic
 
  Long-tailed Ground Dove Uropelia campestris campestris single member of genus
 
  White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi approximans  
 
       
Subfamily - Treroninae    
 
       
  Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia monotypic
  * African Green Pigeon Treron calvus salvadorii
  * African Green Pigeon Treron calvus delalandii
 
  Seychelles Blue Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrima monotypic, endemic to The Seychelles
 
  * Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia griseicapilla
  * Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia badia
 
  New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae monotypic, endemic to New Zealand