Doves
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Backyard Birds
African Mourning Doves
The African Mourning Doves (Streptopelia decipiens) are widespread in Africa south of the Sahara. Notwithstanding their common name, this species…
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Orange Fruit Doves (Ptilinopus victor), also known as Flame Doves
The Orange Fruit Doves (Ptilinopus victor), also known as Flame Dove, is a small, approximately 20 cm (8 in) long, short-tailed fruit-dove…
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Blue-spotted Wood Doves
The Blue-spotted Wood Doves (Turtur afer) – also known as Abyssinian or Senegal Blue-spotted Wood Doves, Metal-spotted Wood Doves, Red-billed…
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Claret-breasted Fruit Doves
Dove Information … Index of Dove Species … Photos of the Different Dove Species for Identification The Claret-breasted…
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West Peruvian Doves aka Pacific Doves
The Pacific Doves (Z. meloda) was first described in 1843 by the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Baron von Tschudi, (1818–1889).…
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Grey-headed Fruit Doves
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
The White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) – also known as Singing or Mesquite Doves – are large, semi-tropical, and pigeon-like doves…
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Moustached Fruit Doves – Extinct
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Wallace’s Fruit Doves
The Wallace’s Fruit Doves (Ptilinopus wallacii) were named in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. Description This medium-sized…
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Makatea Fruit Doves
Dove Information … Index of Dove Species … Photos of the Different Dove Species for Identification The…
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