Genus Columbina
Small ground doves found in the New World.

Dove, Common Ground- Columbina passerina   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Jamaica   2, 3) Dick - Puerto Rico  4, 5) Peter Wallack  5) Dominic Sherony 
    6) Wilson - Martin Homestead Refuge, Edinburg, Texas



Dove, Inca Columbina inca   Found: North America,  Central America
Photographed by:  1) Alan D Wilson - Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Near San Antonio, New Mexico
   2) Elaine R Wilson - Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona


Dove, Picui Ground  Columbina picui    Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Claudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  2) Gabriela Steren


Dove, Ruddy Ground-  Columbina talpacoti  Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Leptotila
New World tropical and subtropical doves. Mainly found in Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean.

Dove, Caribbean  Leptotila jamaicensis  Found: Caribbean, Mexico
Photographed by: 1, 2) Trisha Shears


Dove, Gray-fronted  Leptotila rufaxilla  Found: South America
Photographed by: Dario Sanches


Dove, White-tipped  Leptotila verreauxi  Found:The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Claudio Timm  3) Alan D Wilson - Ramirez Ranch, Near Roma, Texas



Genus Patagioenas
New World Pigeons. Diverged from the Genus Columba over 8 million years ago.

Pigeon, Bare-eyed  Patagioenas corensis Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Chika Wantanabe


Pigeon, Band-tailed  Patagioenas fasciata   Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Alan Vernon - Arizona  2) Gary Kramer, US Fish and Wildlife Service  3) Ingrid Taylar  4) Greg Smith - California


Pigeon, Peruvian   also  Maranon Pigeon  Patagioenas oenops  Found: Ecuador, Peru
Photographed by: 1, 2) Doug Janson


Pigeon, Picazuro  Patagioenas picazuro  Found: South American
Photographed by:  1, 4) Dario Sanches - Sao Paulo Botanic Garden, Brazil   2, 3) dfaulder - Buenos Aires, Argentina


Pigeon, Red-billed  Patagioenas flavirostris  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Michael Woodruff - Costa Rica  2) Tom Friedel


Pigeon, Ruddy  Patagioenas subvinacea  Found: South America
Photographed by Michael Woodruff - Milpe Bird Sanctuary, NW Ecuador


Pigeon, Spot-winged  Patagioenas maculosa  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Lip Kee Yap  2)  Cláudio Timm 


Pigeon, Scaly-naped  Patagioenas squamosa  Found: The Caribbean
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - St. John, Virgin Islands  2, 3) Dick - Mayaquez Zoo, Puerto Rico


Pigeon, White-crowned  Patagioenas leucocephala  Found: The Caribbean and North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dave Irving - Bahamas; Florida  3, 4) Trisha Shears  - Louisville Zoo



Genus Zenaida

Dove, Eared  Zenaida auriculata   Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil  2) Arthur Chapman  3, 4) Claudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Dove, Galapagos Zenaida galapagoensis   Found: Galapagos Islands
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - the Galapagos Islands


Dove, Mourning Zenaida macroura   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) Dick Daniels - North Carolina     5) Dick - North Carolina  
1, 2) Juvenile.



Dove, Pacific  also West Peruvian Dove  Zenaida meloda  Found; South America
Photographed by Charlie Westerinen - Lima Perus


Dove, White-winged Zenaida asiatica   Found: North America, C. Amer.
Photographed by:   1, 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina Zoo  2) Dick - North Carolina Zoo  
   4) Dick - Jamaica  5, 6, 8) Dick - Puerto Rico  7) Dick - Puerto Rico



Dove, Zenaida  Zenaida aurita   Found: the Caribbean
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Jamaica  2) Dick - Puerto Rico  3) Dick - Puerto Rico   4) Dick - St. John, Virgin Islands