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How many Pigeons and Doves have you seen? (2 Viewers)
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Weiss1
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I've seen 10. Wish I could find more fruit-doves, the only one I've seen was such a fluke.
1. Spotted Dove
2. Feral Pigeon
3. Wonga Pigeon
4. Wompoo Fruit- Dove
5. White-headed Pigeon
6. Crested Pigeon
7. Bar-shouldered Dove
8. Common Bronzewing
9. Peaceful Dove
10. Emerald Dove
1. Spotted Dove
2. Feral Pigeon
3. Wonga Pigeon
4. Wompoo Fruit- Dove
5. White-headed Pigeon
6. Crested Pigeon
7. Bar-shouldered Dove
8. Common Bronzewing
9. Peaceful Dove
10. Emerald Dove
Nightjar61
David Daniels
Forty-two for me, seen in the United States, Bahamas, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Gambia, Senegal, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Malaysia.
01. Rock Pigeon
02. Speckled Pigeon
03. Stock Pigeon
04. Pale-backed Pigeon
05. Common Wood Pigeon
06. Pale-vented Pigeon
07. Red-billed Pigeon
08. White-crowned Pigeon
09. Band-tailed Pigeon
10. Plumbeous Pigeon
11. Ruddy Pigeon
12. Dusky Pigeon
13. European Turtle Dove
14. Dusky Turtle Dove
15. Adamawa Turtle Dove
16. Oriental Turtle Dove
17. Eurasian Collared Dove
18. African Collared Dove
19. Mourning Collared Dove
20. Red-eyed Dove
21. Vinaceous Dove
22. Spotted Dove
23. Laughing Dove
24. Black-billed Wood Dove
25. Blue-spotted Wood Dove
26. Namaqua Dove
27. Zebra Dove
28. Mourning Dove
29. Eared Dove
30. Zenaida Dove
31. White-winged Dove
32. West Peruvian Dove
33. Common Ground Dove
34. Ruddy Ground Dove
35. Inca Dove
36. Blue Ground Dove
37. White-tipped Dove
38. Gray-fronted Dove
39. Gray-headed Dove
40. White-faced Quail-Dove
41. Bruce's Green Pigeon
42. African Green Pigeon
Dave
01. Rock Pigeon
02. Speckled Pigeon
03. Stock Pigeon
04. Pale-backed Pigeon
05. Common Wood Pigeon
06. Pale-vented Pigeon
07. Red-billed Pigeon
08. White-crowned Pigeon
09. Band-tailed Pigeon
10. Plumbeous Pigeon
11. Ruddy Pigeon
12. Dusky Pigeon
13. European Turtle Dove
14. Dusky Turtle Dove
15. Adamawa Turtle Dove
16. Oriental Turtle Dove
17. Eurasian Collared Dove
18. African Collared Dove
19. Mourning Collared Dove
20. Red-eyed Dove
21. Vinaceous Dove
22. Spotted Dove
23. Laughing Dove
24. Black-billed Wood Dove
25. Blue-spotted Wood Dove
26. Namaqua Dove
27. Zebra Dove
28. Mourning Dove
29. Eared Dove
30. Zenaida Dove
31. White-winged Dove
32. West Peruvian Dove
33. Common Ground Dove
34. Ruddy Ground Dove
35. Inca Dove
36. Blue Ground Dove
37. White-tipped Dove
38. Gray-fronted Dove
39. Gray-headed Dove
40. White-faced Quail-Dove
41. Bruce's Green Pigeon
42. African Green Pigeon
Dave
A great family, as well! I've got 30 species split between USA, Australia, Costa Rica, and a short jaunt in Venezuela:
1) Rock Pigeon
2) White-headed Pigeon
3) Pale-vented Pigeon
4) White-crowned Pigeon
5) Red-billed Pigeon
6) Band-tailed Pigeon
7) Ruddy Pigeon
8) Short-billed Pigeon
9) Eurasian Collared-Dove
10) Spotted Dove
11) Brown Cuckoo-Dove
12) Emerald Dove
13) Common Bronzewing
14) Brush Bronzewing
15) Crested Pigeon
16) Wonga Pigeon
17) Diamond Dove
18) Peaceful Dove
19) Bar-shouldered Dove
20) White-winged Dove
21) Mourning Dove
22) Inca Dove
23) Common Ground-Dove
24) Ruddy Ground-Dove
25) Scaled Dove
26) White-tipped Dove
27) Gray-chested Dove
28) Wompoo Fruit-Dove
29) Pied Imperial-Pigeon
30) Topknot Pigeon
Carlos
1) Rock Pigeon
2) White-headed Pigeon
3) Pale-vented Pigeon
4) White-crowned Pigeon
5) Red-billed Pigeon
6) Band-tailed Pigeon
7) Ruddy Pigeon
8) Short-billed Pigeon
9) Eurasian Collared-Dove
10) Spotted Dove
11) Brown Cuckoo-Dove
12) Emerald Dove
13) Common Bronzewing
14) Brush Bronzewing
15) Crested Pigeon
16) Wonga Pigeon
17) Diamond Dove
18) Peaceful Dove
19) Bar-shouldered Dove
20) White-winged Dove
21) Mourning Dove
22) Inca Dove
23) Common Ground-Dove
24) Ruddy Ground-Dove
25) Scaled Dove
26) White-tipped Dove
27) Gray-chested Dove
28) Wompoo Fruit-Dove
29) Pied Imperial-Pigeon
30) Topknot Pigeon
Carlos
Birdingcraft
Well-known member
The Columbidae are so underrated. One of my biggest birding goals/dreams is to see many of those incredible and fantastic looking fruit doves and pigeons that occur Asia and Australia. I have seen some species in Thailand, but most of my list is from the Americas. I have 52 species so far and need a lot more! Favorites and rarest species are:
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove- saw several in seeding bamboo on Chirripo mountain, Costa Rica in 1994. Haven't seen a single one since!
Emerald Dove- beautiful bird waltzing through the undergrowth in Khao Yai, Thailand.
Violaceous Quail-Dove- Seen very few in viny, older second growth at the little visited but excellent Hitoy Cerere Reserve, Costa Rica.
Key-West Quail-Dove- Was very, very pleased to have one fly in front of the vehicle near Puerto Escodido, the Dominican Republic.
Gray-headed (White-fronted) Quail-Dove- Further up the road from the Key-West, we had several of these beautiful birds in the cloud forest.
Maroon-chested Ground-Dove- saw several in seeding bamboo on Chirripo mountain, Costa Rica in 1994. Haven't seen a single one since!
Emerald Dove- beautiful bird waltzing through the undergrowth in Khao Yai, Thailand.
Violaceous Quail-Dove- Seen very few in viny, older second growth at the little visited but excellent Hitoy Cerere Reserve, Costa Rica.
Key-West Quail-Dove- Was very, very pleased to have one fly in front of the vehicle near Puerto Escodido, the Dominican Republic.
Gray-headed (White-fronted) Quail-Dove- Further up the road from the Key-West, we had several of these beautiful birds in the cloud forest.
WACCOE
Marching on Together
I have seen 19.
01. Rock Pigeon
02. Speckled Pigeon
03. Stock Dove
04. Common Wood-Pigeon
05. Rameron Pigeon
06. White-crowned Pigeon
07. Eurasian Turtle-Dove
08. Oriental Turtle-Dove
09. Eurasian Collared-Dove
10. Red-eyed Dove
11. Ring-necked Dove
12. Red Collared-Dove
13. Spotted Dove
14. Laughing Dove
15. Namaqua Dove
16. Mourning Dove
17. Ruddy Ground-Dove
18. Pompadour Green-Pigeon
19. Yellow-footed Pigeon
01. Rock Pigeon
02. Speckled Pigeon
03. Stock Dove
04. Common Wood-Pigeon
05. Rameron Pigeon
06. White-crowned Pigeon
07. Eurasian Turtle-Dove
08. Oriental Turtle-Dove
09. Eurasian Collared-Dove
10. Red-eyed Dove
11. Ring-necked Dove
12. Red Collared-Dove
13. Spotted Dove
14. Laughing Dove
15. Namaqua Dove
16. Mourning Dove
17. Ruddy Ground-Dove
18. Pompadour Green-Pigeon
19. Yellow-footed Pigeon
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
1 Rock Pigeon
2 Speckled Pigeon
3 Stock Pigeon
4 Common Wood-Pigeon
5 Ashy Wood-Pigeon
6 Metallic (white-throated) Pigeon
7 Picazuro Pigeon
8 Plumbeous Pigeon
9 Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
10 White-crowned Pigeon
11 Scaled Pigeon
12 Scaly-naped Pigeon
13 Band-tailed Pigeon
14 Ring-tailed Pigeon
15 Pale-vented Pigeon
16 Red-billed Pigeon
17 Plain Pigeon
18 Ruddy Pigeon
19 Short-billed Pigeon
20 European Turtle-Dove
21 Dusky Turtle-Dove
22 Oriental Turtle-Dove
23 Laughing Dove
24 Spotted Dove
25 African Mourning (Collared-) Dove
26 Ring-necked Dove
27 Red Collared-Dove (turtle-dove)
28 Red-eyed Dove
29 Eurasian Collared-Dove
30 Little Cuckoo-Dove
31 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
32 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
33 Tambourine Dove
34 Namaqua Dove
35 Emerald Dove (Green winged pigeon)
36 Common Bronzewing
37 Crested Pigeon
38 Zebra Dove
39 Peaceful Dove
40 Mourning Dove
41 Eared Dove
42 Zenaida Dove
43 White-winged Dove
44 Galapagos Dove
45 West-Peruvian (Pacific) Dove
46 Inca Dove
47 Scaled Dove
48 Common Ground-Dove
49 Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
50 Ruddy Ground-Dove
51 Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
52 Picui Ground-Dove
53 Croaking Ground-Dove
54 Blue Ground-Dove
55 Bare-faced Ground-Dove
56 Long-tailed Ground-Dove
57 White-tipped Dove
58 Grey-fronted Dove
59 Grey-chested Dove
60 Crested Quail-Dove
61 Key West Quail-Dove
62 Ruddy Quail-Dove
63 Little Green-Pigeon
64 Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
65 Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
66 Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
67 African Green-Pigeon
68 Whistling Green-Pigeon
69 Green Imperial-Pigeon
70 Peale's Imperial-Pigeon
71 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Plus a few skulkers heard only.
2 Speckled Pigeon
3 Stock Pigeon
4 Common Wood-Pigeon
5 Ashy Wood-Pigeon
6 Metallic (white-throated) Pigeon
7 Picazuro Pigeon
8 Plumbeous Pigeon
9 Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
10 White-crowned Pigeon
11 Scaled Pigeon
12 Scaly-naped Pigeon
13 Band-tailed Pigeon
14 Ring-tailed Pigeon
15 Pale-vented Pigeon
16 Red-billed Pigeon
17 Plain Pigeon
18 Ruddy Pigeon
19 Short-billed Pigeon
20 European Turtle-Dove
21 Dusky Turtle-Dove
22 Oriental Turtle-Dove
23 Laughing Dove
24 Spotted Dove
25 African Mourning (Collared-) Dove
26 Ring-necked Dove
27 Red Collared-Dove (turtle-dove)
28 Red-eyed Dove
29 Eurasian Collared-Dove
30 Little Cuckoo-Dove
31 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
32 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
33 Tambourine Dove
34 Namaqua Dove
35 Emerald Dove (Green winged pigeon)
36 Common Bronzewing
37 Crested Pigeon
38 Zebra Dove
39 Peaceful Dove
40 Mourning Dove
41 Eared Dove
42 Zenaida Dove
43 White-winged Dove
44 Galapagos Dove
45 West-Peruvian (Pacific) Dove
46 Inca Dove
47 Scaled Dove
48 Common Ground-Dove
49 Plain-breasted Ground-Dove
50 Ruddy Ground-Dove
51 Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
52 Picui Ground-Dove
53 Croaking Ground-Dove
54 Blue Ground-Dove
55 Bare-faced Ground-Dove
56 Long-tailed Ground-Dove
57 White-tipped Dove
58 Grey-fronted Dove
59 Grey-chested Dove
60 Crested Quail-Dove
61 Key West Quail-Dove
62 Ruddy Quail-Dove
63 Little Green-Pigeon
64 Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
65 Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
66 Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
67 African Green-Pigeon
68 Whistling Green-Pigeon
69 Green Imperial-Pigeon
70 Peale's Imperial-Pigeon
71 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Plus a few skulkers heard only.
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
Seen 116....including all the Columbidae in Oz - the 2 Rock-pigeons were pretty cool
Best by far is Nicobar Pigeon (Thailand) - seriously stunning and so very confiding; closely followed by Orange Dove (Fiji) - unbelievably dayglo orange
Best by far is Nicobar Pigeon (Thailand) - seriously stunning and so very confiding; closely followed by Orange Dove (Fiji) - unbelievably dayglo orange
Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Damn! Dipped on that one. One of the heard onlies.
chowchilla
Well-known member
48. Several Aussie species still missing, either because I haven't been to the right areas or have dipped (how I've missed Brush Bronzewing to date remains a mystery... should tick it in Tassie this September though).
Australia is particularly well-endowed with this group (over 20 species) and some are real crackers!
1) Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon.
2) Speckled Pigeon.
3) Stock Dove.
4) Wood Pigeon.
5) Lemon Dove.
6) White-headed Pigeon.
7) Red-billed Pigeon.
8) Band-tailed Pigeon.
9) Eurasian turtle Dove.
10) Dusky Turtle Dove.
11) Eurasian Collared Dove.
12) African Mourning dove.
13) Red-eyed Dove.
14) Ring-necked Dove.
15) Vinaceous Dove.
16) Spotted Dove.
17) Laughing Dove.
18) Brown Cuckoo-Dove.
19) Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove.
20) Black-billed Wood-Dove.
21) Blue-spotted Wood-Dove.
22) Tambourine Dove.
23) Namaqua Dove.
24) Emerald Dove.
25) Common Bronzewing.
26) Crested Pigeon.
27) Spinifex Pigeon.
28) Squatter Pigeon.
29) Wonga Pigeon.
30) Diamond Dove.
31) Zebra Dove.
32) Peaceful Dove.
33) Bar-shouldered Dove.
34) White-winged Dove.
35) Inca Dove.
36) Common Ground-Dove.
37) Plain-breasted Ground-Dove.
38) Ruddy Ground Dove.
39) White-tipped Dove.
40) Grey-chested Dove.
41) Pink-necked Pigeon.
42) Yellow-vented Pigeon.
43) African Green Pigeon.
44) Wompoo Fruit-Dove.
45) Superb Fruit-Dove.
46) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove.
47) Torresian imperial-Pigeon (oh come on... no-one calls it that in Cairns!)
48) Topknot Pigeon.
Australia is particularly well-endowed with this group (over 20 species) and some are real crackers!
1) Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon.
2) Speckled Pigeon.
3) Stock Dove.
4) Wood Pigeon.
5) Lemon Dove.
6) White-headed Pigeon.
7) Red-billed Pigeon.
8) Band-tailed Pigeon.
9) Eurasian turtle Dove.
10) Dusky Turtle Dove.
11) Eurasian Collared Dove.
12) African Mourning dove.
13) Red-eyed Dove.
14) Ring-necked Dove.
15) Vinaceous Dove.
16) Spotted Dove.
17) Laughing Dove.
18) Brown Cuckoo-Dove.
19) Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove.
20) Black-billed Wood-Dove.
21) Blue-spotted Wood-Dove.
22) Tambourine Dove.
23) Namaqua Dove.
24) Emerald Dove.
25) Common Bronzewing.
26) Crested Pigeon.
27) Spinifex Pigeon.
28) Squatter Pigeon.
29) Wonga Pigeon.
30) Diamond Dove.
31) Zebra Dove.
32) Peaceful Dove.
33) Bar-shouldered Dove.
34) White-winged Dove.
35) Inca Dove.
36) Common Ground-Dove.
37) Plain-breasted Ground-Dove.
38) Ruddy Ground Dove.
39) White-tipped Dove.
40) Grey-chested Dove.
41) Pink-necked Pigeon.
42) Yellow-vented Pigeon.
43) African Green Pigeon.
44) Wompoo Fruit-Dove.
45) Superb Fruit-Dove.
46) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove.
47) Torresian imperial-Pigeon (oh come on... no-one calls it that in Cairns!)
48) Topknot Pigeon.
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
Torresian is thought to be a good split from Pied, Chowie......
antshrike69
Well-known member
I've always thought pigeons are seriously underappreciated as a group - there are some immensely colourful and spectacular birds amongst them as well as many range restricted species.
166 species so far for me. Amongst my favourites:
Laurel Pigeon
Andaman Wood Pigeon
Yellow-legged Pigeon
Adamawa Turtle Dove
Pied Cuckoo-Dove
Spinifex Pigeon
Grey Imperial Pigeon
And of course all of those fantastic Quail-Doves and stonking Fruit-Doves!
166 species so far for me. Amongst my favourites:
Laurel Pigeon
Andaman Wood Pigeon
Yellow-legged Pigeon
Adamawa Turtle Dove
Pied Cuckoo-Dove
Spinifex Pigeon
Grey Imperial Pigeon
And of course all of those fantastic Quail-Doves and stonking Fruit-Doves!
chowchilla
Well-known member
Yes I know, but it's tantamount to Poms calling their Wren Winter Wren. It isn't going to happen.
lewis20126
Well-known member
201 for me; the latest a long-overdue Afep Pigeon scoped singing in Liberia last week - would love to see a load of Ficedula's Melanesian species.
cheers, alan
cheers, alan
canadagurl123
Well-known member
trip to europe
9. Common Wood pigeon
10. Stock Dove
9. Common Wood pigeon
10. Stock Dove
Jacana
Will Jones
UK
Rock Dove
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Turtle Dove
Honduras
Inca Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Thailand
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Emerald Dove
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Zebra Dove
Spotted Dove
Red Collared Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
USA
Mourning Dove (the only bird on my USA list, seen on the runway of Miami airport!)
20 in total.
Rock Dove
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Turtle Dove
Honduras
Inca Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Thailand
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Emerald Dove
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Zebra Dove
Spotted Dove
Red Collared Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
USA
Mourning Dove (the only bird on my USA list, seen on the runway of Miami airport!)
20 in total.
A good year for pigeons and doves in 2011, adding 12 additional species. I finally caught up with the Quail-Dove genus in Ecuador with great views of three different species.
31) Scaled Pigeon
32) Plumbeous Pigeon
33) Dusky Pigeon
34) West Peruvian Dove
35) Eared Dove
36) Ecuadorian Ground-Dove
37) Croaking Ground-Dove
38) Pallid Dove
39) Gray-fronted Dove
40) Sapphire Quail-Dove
41) Ruddy Quail-Dove (including a nest!)
42) White-throated Quail-Dove
Carlos
