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Dovekie
Alle alle

8" (20 cm). A starling-sized alcid. Chunky; black above and white below, with a very short bill. Breeding adults have a black head; winter birds have black crown and white cheeks.… read more

Band-tailed Pigeon
Columba fasciata

14-15 1/2" (36-39 cm). Larger than Rock Dove. Dark gray above; pale gray terminal band on tail. Head and underparts purplish plum, whitening toward extreme lower belly. Adults have narrow white semi-collar on nape. Yellow bill tipped with black; yellow legs.… read more

Red-billed Pigeon
Columba flavirostris

14" (36 cm). A large pigeon, deep maroon and gray, without distinctive markings; bill red with pale tip.… read more

White-crowned Pigeon
Columba leucocephala

13" (33 cm). Dark gray, with conspicuous white crown. Darker Rock Doves have shorter tails and white rather than blackish wing linings.… read more

Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove
Columba livia

 

13 1/2" (34 cm). Common pigeon of towns, cities. Chunky, short rounded tail. Typically bluish-gray with 2 narrow black wing bands, broad black terminal tail band; white rump. Many color variants, ranging from all white through rusty to all black.… read more

Inca Dove
Columbina inca

 

8" (20 cm). A tiny long-tailed dove with a scaly gray body and contrasting rufous in the wings.… read more

Common Ground-Dove
Columbina passerina

 

6 1/2" (17 cm). A sparrow-sized, short-tailed brown dove with much rufous in the wings. Tail dark with white corners.… read more

Ruddy Ground-Dove
Columbina talpacoti

6.5-7" (17-18 cm). W. 16 1/2-18" (42-45 cm). Short-tailed, with prominent rufous primaries visible in flight. Head, neck, breast plain; bill dark; tail corners slightly white in female, buffy /chestnut in male; axillaries black. Difficult to distinguish from Common Ground-Dove… read more

White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi

 

12" (30 cm). Brown with whitish forehead, belly, and tail tips; chestnut wing linings.… read more

Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis

13" (33 cm). Larger and stockier than Mourning Dove. Dark cinnamon-gray above, buffy below. Light gray head; wide black collar; white spots on hindneck. In flight, long blunt tail looks black with flashy white corners. Juveniles lack collar on hindneck.… read more

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto

 

13-14" (31-34 cm). W. 25-28" (63-70 cm). Gray-brown with vinous pink flush. Distinctive black collar marking on nape, edged in white. Dark primaries, pale gray-brown mantle, underwings white. Tail, banded white below, dark near rump. Dark eye; bill, legs red.… read more

White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica

 

12" (30 cm). A brownish-gray dove with blackish wings that have a broad diagonal white bar; rounded tail has whitish corners noticeable in flight.… read more

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

 

12" (30 cm). Soft, sandy buff with a long pointed tail bordered with white. Black spots on wings.… read more

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