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Pigeons, doves

Order: ColumbiformesRock Dove

Family: Columbidae

303 species

HABITAT AND RANGE:

worldwide;

DESCRIPTION:

17-90 cm; dense plumage; bill with fleshy cere; head small; flight strong;

FOOD:

diversity of feeding habits;

BREEDING:

biparental care with young fed "pigeon's milk" produced by crop; sexes similar; generally monogamous; usually two eggs in flimsy nest.

SOUNDS:

Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris calling

Ruddy Pigeon Columba subvinacea calling

Scaled Dove Columbina squammata calling

Caribbean Dove Leptotila jamaicensis calling

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