PIgeons, doves 
palomas tórtolas

ORDER: COLUMBIformes

FAMILY: COLUMBIDAE

Familiar birds that feed on seed, insects, and fruits. Some found in window sills and ledges. 38 species are recorded. The larger species are known as pigeons and the smaller doves. Some live in trees and some are hard to observe. Agile flyers due to strong wing muscles. When disturbed, they burst into flight with their wings emitting a distinctive clapping or swishing sound. Produce ‘crop-milk’, which they secrete to feed their young. Can live from 5 to 21 years.

Muchas se encuentran en la ciudad donde viven en edificios y lugares apropiados en los ventanales. Exiten 38 especies de esta familia, algunas más grandes que otras. Algunas viven también en árboles y son díficiles de observar. Poseen músculos vigorosos en sus alas lo que les permite volar con suprema agilidad. Emiten un ruido característico cuando se las espanta. Secretan un líquido parecido a la leche de los mamíferos para alimentar su cría. Viven entre los 5 y 21 años.

Ruddy ground-dove

Name in Spanish: Tórtola común, Tórtolita rojiza

Size/Tamaño: 7 in | 18 cm
Location: Andes, Llanos and North of the country
Altura: < 2500 m
Status: 


Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©

Ruddy-ground-dove, Tórtola comun, Columbina talpacoti

Columbina talpacoti

MALE 

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Columbina talpacoti

ROCK PIGEON

Name in Spanish: Paloma Doméstica

Size/Tamaño: 13 in | 33 cm
Location: Andes, Llanos and North of the country
Altura: < 3000 m
Status: 


Photos by: Luis A. Materón ©

Rock Pigeon, Columba livia, Paloma Doméstica

Columba livia

MALE 

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Scientific
Name
Name in
Spanish
Name in
English
Columba livia Paloma Doméstica Rock Pigeon
Patagioenas leucocephala Paloma Coroniblanca White-crowned Pigeon
Patagioenas speciosa Paloma Escamada Scaled Pigeon
Patagioenas corensis Paloma Cardonera Bare-eyed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata Paloma Collareja Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis Paloma Morada Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea Paloma Plomiza Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas subvinacea Paloma Colorada Ruddy Pigeon
Patagioenas nigrirostris Paloma Piquicorta Short-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas goodsoni Paloma Alirrufa Dusky Pigeon
Geotrygon purpurata Paloma-perdiz Morada Purple Quail-Dove
Geotrygon saphirina Paloma-perdiz Zafirina Sapphire Quail-Dove
Geotrygon montana Paloma-perdiz Rojiza Ruddy Quail-Dove
Geotrygon violacea Paloma-perdiz Violácea Violaceous Quail-Dove
Leptotrygon veraguensis Paloma-perdiz Cariblanca Olive-backed Quail-Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Tórtola Colipinta White-tipped Dove
Leptotila jamaicensis Tórtola Caribeña Caribbean Dove
Leptotila cassini Tórtola Ojirroja Gray-chested Dove
Leptotila conoveri Tórtola Tolimense Tolima Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps Tórtola Cabeciazul Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila rufaxilla Tórtola Frentiblanca Gray-fronted Dove
Leptotila pallida Tórtola Pálida Pallid Dove
Zentrygon frenata Paloma-perdiz Bigotuda White-throated Quail-Dove
Zentrygon linearis Paloma-perdiz Lineada Lined Quail-Dove
Zentrygon goldmani Paloma-perdiz Cabecicanela Russet-crowned Quail-Dove
Zenaida asiatica Torcaza Aliblanca White-winged Dove
Zenaida auriculata Torcaza Nagüiblanca Eared Dove
Zenaida macroura Torcaza Plañidera Mourning Dove
Columbina passerina Tortolita Pechiescamada Common Ground-Dove
Columbina minuta Tortolita Diminuta Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
Columbina buckleyi Tortolita Ecuatoriana Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
Columbina squammata Tortolita Escamada Scaled Dove
Columbina picui Tortolita Alinegra Picui Ground-Dove
Columbina cruziana Tortolita Peruana Croaking Ground-Dove
Claravis pretiosa Tortolita Azul Blue Ground-Dove
Claravis mondetoura Tortolita Chusquera Maroon-chested Ground-Dove
Metriopelia melanoptera Tortolita Paramuna Black-winged Ground-Dove