 Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) male. Taken at Kent Ridge Park, Singapore. Image by JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/3rUZckpXLJTJuAko), via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The PigeonsColumbidae Columbidae Family of birds "Pigeon" and "Dove" redirect here. For other uses, see Pigeon (disambiguation) and Dove (disambiguation). Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory). Quick facts Scientific classification, Type genus ... Columbidae Temporal range: Early Miocene – recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N The pink-necked green pigeon, a frugivorous species The speckled pigeon, a granivorous species Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves… (Source: Wikipedia)
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