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The Sibley-Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

s. It drew on extensive DNA-DNA hybridisation

DNA-DNA hybridisation

DNA-DNA hybridization generally refers to a molecular biology technique that measures the degree of genetic similarity between pools of DNA sequences. It is usually used to determine the genetic distance between two species...

studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.

Tytonidae
Tytonidae
Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...

Tyto tenebricosa Greater Sooty Owl
Greater Sooty Owl
"Black owl" redirects here. For the comic-book superhero, see Black Owl.The Sooty Owl , also known as the Greater Sooty Owl, is a medium to large owl found in south-eastern Australia, Montane rainforests of New Guinea and have been seen on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait. They have a finely...
Tyto multipunctata Lesser Sooty Owl
Tyto inexspectata Minahassa Masked Owl
Tyto nigrobrunnea Taliabu Masked Owl
Tyto sororcula Lesser Masked Owl
Tyto manusi Manus Masked Owl
Manus Masked Owl
The Manus Masked Owl is a barn owl endemic to Manus Island in Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. Some authors consider it a subspecies of Australian Masked Owl ....
Tyto aurantia Bismarck Masked Owl
Tyto novaehollandiae Australian Masked Owl
Tyto castanops Tasmanian Masked Owl
Tasmanian Masked Owl
The Tasmanian Masked Owl is a bird in the barn-owl family Tytonidae that is endemic to the island state of Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest subspecies of the Australian Masked Owl, the largest Tyto owl in the world, and is sometimes considered a full species...
Tyto rosenbergii Sulawesi Owl
Sulawesi Owl
The Sulawesi Masked Owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Tyto soumagnei Madagascar Red Owl
Madagascar Red Owl
The Madagascar Red Owl, Tyto soumagnei, is an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae. It is also known as the Madagascar Grass-owl and Soumange's Owl. It is a rare resident of Madagascar that was virtually unknown from its discovery in 1878 to its rediscovery by researchers from the World Wide Fund...
Tyto alba Barn Owl
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
Tyto glaucops Ashy-faced Owl
Ashy-faced Owl
The Ashy-faced Owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family.It is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.- References :* BirdLife International...
Tyto capensis African Grass Owl
Tyto longimembris Eastern Grass Owl
Phodilus prigoginei Congo Bay Owl
Congo Bay Owl
The Congo Bay-owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is restricted to a small area in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with possible records from Burundi and Rwanda....
Phodilus badius Oriental Bay Owl
Oriental Bay Owl
The Oriental Bay Owl is a type of owl, usually classified with barn owls. It is completely nocturnal, and can be found throughout Southeast Asia. It has several subspecies. It has a heart-shaped face with earlike extensions...

Strigidae

Otus sagittatus White-fronted Scops Owl
Otus rufescens Reddish Scops Owl
Reddish Scops Owl
The Reddish Scops Owl is an owl found in southeast Asia.-References:*...
Otus icterorhynchus Sandy Scops Owl
Otus ireneae Sokoke Scops Owl
Sokoke Scops Owl
The Sokoke Scops Owl, Otus ireneae, is an owl found in Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the Sokoke forest. It is also found in the Afzelia-Cynometra forest.The Sokoke Scops Owl can grow up to ,...
Otus balli Andaman Scops Owl
Andaman Scops Owl
ustification This species is listed as Near Threatened because it has a moderately small range, within which habitat is declining in quality and extent...
Otus spilocephalus Mountain Scops Owl
Mountain Scops Owl
The Mountain Scops Owl is sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl. It is locally common in its main habitat which covers some parts of Asia, mostly Bhutan and Taiwan. It has a short high-pitched call similar to the sound a radar...
Otus umbra Simeulue Scops Owl
Simeulue Scops Owl
The Simeulue Scops Owl is an owl endemic to the island of Simeulue, Indonesia.-References:**...
Otus angelinae Javan Scops Owl
Javan Scops Owl
The Javan Scops Owl is a rare owl native to Indonesia. There are no sub-species.-References:* * http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=angelinae...
Otus manadensis Sulawesi Scops Owl
Sulawesi Scops Owl
The Sulawesi Scops Owl is an owl found in southeast Asia.-References:*...
Otus longicornis Luzon Scops Owl
Otus mindorensis Mindoro Scops Owl
Otus mirus Mindanao Scops Owl
Otus hartlaubi Sao Tome Scops Owl
Otus brucei Pallid Scops Owl
Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl
Flammulated Owl
The Flammulated Owl is a small, nocturnal owl approximately 15 cm long with a 36 cm wingspan. Males and females can be distinguished by their weight. Females are larger, ranging from 62-65 grams and males are smaller ranging from 50-52 grams. The owl gets the name flammulated from the flame...
Otus scops Common Scops Owl
Otus elegans Elegant Scops Owl
Otus mantananensis Mantanani Scops Owl
Mantanani Scops Owl
The Sula Scops Owl , is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species , others a subspecies of the Sulawesi Scops Owl, and yet others a subspecies of the Moluccan Scops Owl.-References:*Clements, J. F., T. S....
Otus magicus Moluccan Scops Owl
Moluccan Scops Owl
The Moluccan Scops Owl is an owl found in Asia.-References:**...
Otus rutilus Malagasy Scops Owl
Otus pauliani Grand Comoro Scops Owl
Otus brookii Rajah Scops Owl
Rajah Scops Owl
The Rajah Scops Owl is common through most of its Indonesian habitat. There are two subspecies.-References:**http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=brookii...
Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl
Collared Scops Owl
The Collared Scops Owl is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia...
Otus mentawi Mentawai Scops Owl
Mentawai Scops Owl
The Mentawai Scops Owl is endemic to larger islands of Mentawai, off west Sumatra, Indonesia.-References:**http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=mentawi...
Otus fuliginosus Palawan Scops Owl
Otus megalotis Philippine Scops Owl
Philippine Scops Owl
The Philippine Scops Owl is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. It is one of the sixteen owl species in the Philippines....
Otus silvicola Wallace's Scops Owl
Wallace's Scops Owl
The Wallace's Scops Owl lives on a few remote islands. It is not rare in most of its habitat and has no sub-species. It is also known as the lesser sunda scops owl....
Otus leucotis White-faced Scops Owl
Otus kennicottii Western Screech-Owl
Otus asio Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
The Eastern Screech Owl or Eastern Screech-Owl is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada.-Description:...
Otus trichopsis Whiskered Screech Owl
Whiskered Screech Owl
The Whiskered Screech Owl or Whiskered Screech-Owl , is a small scops owl found in North and Central America.-Description:...
Otus choliba Tropical Screech Owl
Otus koepckeae Koepcke's Screech Owl
Otus roboratus West Peruvian Screech Owl
Otus clarkii Bare-shanked Screech Owl
Otus barbarus Santa Barbara Screech Owl
Otus ingens Rufescent Screech Owl
Otus marshalli Cloud-forest Screech Owl
Otus watsonii Tawny-bellied Screech Owl
Otus atricapillus Variable Screech Owl
Otus vermiculatus Vermiculated Screech Owl
Otus sanctaecatarinae Long-tufted Screech Owl
Otus lawrencii Bare-legged Owl
Bare-legged Owl
The Bare-legged Owl or Cuban Screech Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family that is endemic to Cuba. It belongs to the monotypic genus Gymnoglaux....
Otus nudipes Puerto Rican Screech Owl
Puerto Rican Screech Owl
The Puerto Rican Screech Owl or Múcaro is a nocturnal endemic owl of the archipelago of Puerto Rico belonging to the Megascops genus of the Strigidae family. The subspecies, M. n . newtoni, which was endemic to the Virgin Islands, was locally referred to as the Cuckoo Bird.-Taxonomy:The nominate...
Otus podarginus Palau Owl
Palau Owl
The Palau Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. Formerly united with the scops owls in Otus, it is now placed in its own genus Pyrroglaux.It is endemic to Palau.-References:...
Otus albogularis White-throated Screech Owl
Mimizuku gurneyi Lesser Eagle Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl, , also known as the Tiger Owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.-Description:...
Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle Owl
Eurasian Eagle Owl
The Eurasian Eagle-Owl is a species of eagle owl resident in much of Eurasia. It is also one of the largest types of owls.-Description:The Eagle Owl is a large and powerful bird, smaller than the Golden Eagle but larger than the Snowy Owl...
Bubo bengalensis Rock Eagle Owl
Rock Eagle Owl
The Indian Eagle-Owl also called the Rock Eagle-Owl or Bengal Eagle-Owl is a species of large horned owl found in South Asia. They were earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl. They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests, and are usually seen in pairs. They have a deep...
Bubo ascalaphus Pharaoh Eagle Owl
Bubo capensis Cape Eagle Owl
Bubo africanus Spotted Eagle Owl
Spotted Eagle Owl
The Spotted Eagle-Owl is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the Eagle owls. Its height is forty-five cm and its weight is from 480 to 850g . It has a to wingspan. The facial disk is off white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow...
Bubo poensis Fraser's Eagle Owl
Bubo vosseleri Nduk Eagle Owl
Bubo nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
The Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, also known as the Forest Eagle-Owl, Bubo nipalensis is a large bird of prey with a formidable appearance. It is a forest-inhabiting species found in southern and south-eastern Asia...
Bubo sumatranus Barred Eagle Owl
Bubo shelleyi Shelley's Eagle Owl
Bubo lacteus Verreaux's Eagle Owl
Verreaux's Eagle Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Bubo lacteus , is a member of the family Strigidae and is the largest African owl. This owl is claimed to be the world's third largest owl; after the Blakiston's Fish Owl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl.- Description :Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ranges from 66–75 cm in length...
Bubo coromandus Dusky Eagle Owl
Bubo leucostictus Akun Eagle Owl
Bubo philippensis Philippine Eagle Owl
Philippine Eagle Owl
The Philippine Eagle-Owl is an vulnerable species of bird belonging to the Strigidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines, where found in lowland forests on the islands of Catanduanes, Samar, Bohol, Mindanao, Luzon, Leyte and possibly Sibuyan...
Ketupa blakistoni Blakiston's Fish Owl
Blakiston's Fish Owl
Blakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls who specialized in hunting riparian areas. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
Ketupa zeylonensis Brown Fish Owl
Brown Fish Owl
The Brown Fish Owl is an owl. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most living owls. It inhabits the warm subtropical and humid tropical parts of continental Asia and some offshore islands.The four fish owls were previously generally separated in...
Ketupa flavipes Tawny Fish Owl
Ketupa ketupu Buffy Fish Owl
Scotopelia peli Pel's Fishing Owl
Scotopelia ussheri Rufous Fishing Owl
Scotopelia bouvieri Vermiculated Fishing Owl
Nyctea scandiaca
Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The bird is also known in North America as the Arctic Owl, Great...

Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The bird is also known in North America as the Arctic Owl, Great...
Strix seloputo Spotted Wood Owl
Strix ocellata Mottled Wood Owl
Mottled Wood Owl
The Mottled Wood Owl is a species of large owl found in India. They are found in gardens and thin deciduous forests adjacent to dry thorn forests or farmland. They are easily detected by their distinctive tremulous eerie calls at dawn and dusk. The characteristic call is a duet of the male and...
Strix leptogrammica Brown Wood Owl
Brown Wood Owl
The Brown Wood Owl, Strix leptogrammica, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China. This species is a part of the family of owls known as typical owls , which contains most species of owl...
Strix aluco Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
The Tawny Owl or Brown Owl is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants...
Strix butleri Hume's Owl
Hume's Owl
The Hume’s Owl or Hume’s Tawny Owl is a species of owl. As its alternative name implies, it is closely related to the more widespread Tawny Owl....
Strix occidentalis Spotted Owl
Spotted Owl
The Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis, is a species of true owl. It is a resident species of forests in western North America, where it nests in tree holes, old bird of prey nests, or rock crevices. Nests can be between 13 and 66 yards high and usually contain two eggs...
Strix varia Barred Owl
Barred Owl
The Barred Owl is a large typical owl. It goes by many other names, including eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl, and striped owl, but is probably best known as the hoot owl.-Description:...
Strix fulvescens Fulvous Owl
Fulvous Owl
The Fulvous Owl , or Guatemala Barred Owl is a bold member of the cloud forests of Central America. Its habitat is limited to the high mountain ranges and the previously mentioned cloud forests of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. It inhabits elevations from 3900 to 10000 feet and is fairly...
Strix hylophila Rusty-barred Owl
Rusty-barred Owl
The Rusty-barred Owl is a species of owl distributed mainly in the south of Brazil and further inland to Paraguay and the extreme northeast of Argentina....
Strix rufipes Rufous-legged Owl
Rufous-legged Owl
The Rufous-legged Owl is a medium sized owl with no ear tufts. Its upper parts are rufous brown barred with white with more white on the head and nape. It has a rufous facial disk and dark eyes, and its legs and feet are orange-brown to cinnamon. It grows to a size about 33-38 cm long and weighs...
Strix uralensis Ural Owl
Ural Owl
The Ural Owl is a medium-large nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia....
Strix davidi Sichuan Wood Owl
Strix nebulosa Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl is a very large owl, distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. In some areas it is also called the Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinereous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl.-Description:Adults have a big, rounded...
Strix virgata Mottled Owl
Mottled Owl
The Mottled Owl is a medium-sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts.It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length...
Strix nigrolineata Black-and-white Owl
Black-and-white Owl
The Black-and-white Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.Compare with ITIS: It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....
Strix huhula Black-banded Owl
Black-banded Owl
The Black-banded Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Strix albitarsus Rufous-banded Owl
Rufous-banded Owl
The Rufous-banded Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl
Jubula lettii Maned Owl
Maned Owl
The Maned Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species in genus Jubula....
Lophostrix cristata Crested Owl
Crested Owl
The Crested Owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species , in the genus Lophostrix....
Pulsatrix perspicillata Spectacled Owl
Spectacled Owl
The Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata, is a large tropical owl. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina...
Pulsatrix melanota Band-bellied Owl
Band-bellied Owl
The Band-bellied Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana Tawny-browed Owl
Tawny-browed Owl
The Tawny-browed Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Surnia ulula Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
The Northern Hawk-Owl is a non-migratory owl that usually stays within its breeding range. It sometimes irrupts southward.-General:It is the only living species in the genus Surnia...
Glaucidium passerinum Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
The Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, is the smallestowl in Europe. These owls are a dark reddish to greyish-brown, with spotted sides and half of a white ring around the back of their neck....
Glaucidium brodiei Collared Owlet
Collared Owlet
The Collared Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Glaucidium perlatum Pearl-spotted Owlet
Pearl-spotted Owlet
The Pearl-spotted Owlet is an owl which breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.Pearl-spotted Owlet is a common and easily seen...
Glaucidium californicum Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
The Northern Pygmy Owl , is a small owl native to North and Central America.-Taxonomy:Some experts consider this bird a superspecies with the Mountain Pygmy Owl. The American Ornithologists' Union, the authority for the North American region, does not recognize this split, so the populations are...
Glaucidium gnoma Mountain Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium jardinii Andean Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium bolivianum Yungas Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium hardyi Hardy's Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium minutissimum Least Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona in the USA, south through to Mexico, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina. Trinidad, as well as other localities, have endemic subspecies of this owl...
Glaucidium peruanum Peruvian Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium nanum Austral Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium siju Cuban Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium tephronotum Red-chested Owlet
Red-chested Owlet
The Red-chested Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.Very small owlet...
Glaucidium sjostedti Sjostedt's Owlet
Sjostedt's Owlet
Sjostedt's Barred Owlet , also known as Sjostedt's Owlet, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria...
Glaucidium cuculoides Asian Barred Owlet
Asian Barred Owlet
The Asian Barred Owlet is a species of true owl, resident in northern South Asia and SE Asia . Its natural habitat is temperate forest....
Glaucidium castanopterum Javan Owlet
Javan Owlet
The Javan Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Glaucidium radiatum Jungle Owlet
Jungle Owlet
The Jungle Owlet or Barred Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum, is found in India and the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups and are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk...
Glaucidium castanonotum Chestnut-backed Owlet
Chestnut-backed Owlet
The Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.-Identification or Description:The...
Glaucidium capense African Barred Owlet
African Barred Owlet
The African Barred Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
Glaucidium castaneum Chestnut Owlet
Chestnut Owlet
The Chestnut Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Uganda.-References:...
Glaucidium ngamiense Ngami Owlet
Glaucidium scheffleri Scheffler's Owlet
Glaucidium albertinum Albertine Owlet
Albertine Owlet
The Albertine Owlet, Glaucidium albertinum, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Xenoglaux loweryi Long-whiskered Owlet
Long-whiskered Owlet
The Long-whiskered Owlet is a tiny owl that is endemic to a small area in the Andean mountains in Amazonas and San Martín in northern Peru. It is restricted to cloud forests with dense undergrowth and epiphytes at about 1890–2200 meters above sea level.The Long-whiskered Owlet is mainly brown...
Micrathene whitneyi Elf Owl
Elf Owl
The Elf Owl is a member of the owl family Strigidae that breeds in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is the world's lightest owl, although the Long-whiskered Owlet and the Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl are of a similarly diminutive length. The mean body weight of this species is 40 grams...
Athene noctua Little Owl
Little Owl
The Little Owl is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It is not native to Great Britain, but was first introduced in 1842, and is now naturalised there...
Athene brama Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet
The Spotted Owlet is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. It...
Athene blewitti Forest Owlet
Forest Owlet
The Forest Owlet is an owl that is endemic to the forests of central India. This species belongs to the typical owls family, Strigidae. After it was described in 1873 and last seen in the wild in 1884, it was considered extinct until it was rediscovered 113 years later in 1997 by Pamela Rasmussen...
Speotyto cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
The Burrowing Owl is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated...
Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl
Aegolius acadicus Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius harrisii Buff-fronted Owl
Buff-fronted Owl
The Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. It is a rare and local resident in the highlands of South America from Venezuela south and east to Peru, northern Argentina and northwest Paraguay...
Ninox rufa Rufous Owl
Rufous Owl
The Rufous Owl , also known as Rufous Boobok, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It was first classified in 1846 by John Gould, an English ornithologist. Ninox rufa’s common name reflects the rufous colored feathers that these owls are covered with in adulthood...
Ninox strenua Powerful Owl
Powerful Owl
The Powerful Owl , also known as the Powerful Boobok, is a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, the largest owl on that continent...
Ninox connivens Barking Owl
Barking Owl
The Barking Owl , also known as the Barking Boobook or Winking Owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have an extremely characteristic voice that can range from a barking dog noise to a shrill woman-like...
Ninox rudolfi Sumba Boobook
Sumba Boobook
The Sumba Boobook, Ninoxe De Sumba, or Nínox De Sumba is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia....
Ninox boobook Southern Boobook
Southern Boobook
The Southern Boobook , also called the Mopoke, Morepork, Ruru or Tasmanian Spotted Owl, is a small brown owl found throughout New Zealand, Tasmania, across most of mainland Australia and in Timor, southern New Guinea and nearby islands.The bird has almost 20 alternative common names, most of which...
Ninox novaeseelandiae Morepork
Ninox scutulata Brown Hawk Owl
Brown Hawk Owl
The Brown Hawk-Owl is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China....
Ninox affinis Andaman Hawk Owl
Ninox superciliaris White-browed Hawk Owl
Ninox philippensis Philippine Hawk Owl
Ninox ochracea Ochre-bellied Hawk Owl
Ninox squamipila Moluccan Hawk Owl
Ninox theomacha Jungle Hawk Owl
Jungle Hawk Owl
The Jungle Hawk Owl, Jungle Boobok or Papuan Boobok, Ninox theomacha, is a medium-sized, dark-colored owl. It has a dark gray-brown facial disk with lighter colored eyebrows, sooty or chocolate underparts, and mainly dark gray wings....
Ninox meeki Manus Hawk Owl
Manus Hawk Owl
The Manus Boobook, Ninox meeki, is a small owl. It has an unmarked brown facial disk, rufous crown and back, barred white flight feathers and tail, and whitish underparts with rufous streaking....
Ninox punctulata Speckled Hawk Owl
Ninox variegata Bismarck Hawk Owl
Bismarck Hawk Owl
The New Ireland Boobook, Ninox variegata, also known as the Bismarck Hawk Owl, is a small to medium-sized owl measuring in length. It is a dark rufous-brown above, with barred scapular feathers and variable amounts of spotting or barring on the wings and tail...
Ninox odiosa Russet Hawk Owl
Ninox jacquinoti Solomon Islands Hawk Owl
Uroglaux dimorpha Papuan Hawk Owl
Papuan Hawk Owl
The Papuan Hawk Owl, Uroglaux dimorpha is a medium-sized, sleek owl with a porportionately small head, long tail, and short, rounded wings. Its white facial disk is small and indistinct, with black streaks, and white eyebrows. It has buff colored upperparts and barred black and brown underparts....
Sceloglaux albifacies Laughing Owl
Laughing Owl
The Laughing Owl , also known as Whēkau or the White-faced Owl, was an endemic owl found in New Zealand, but is now extinct. It was plentiful when European settlers arrived in New Zealand in 1840. Specimens were sent to the British Museum, where a scientific description was published in 1845...
Pseudoscops grammicus Jamaican Owl
Jamaican Owl
The Jamaican Owl is a medium-sized tawny colored owl that is endemic to the island of Jamaica. It is considered by some the only member of its genus Pseudoscops, while other authorities include in it the Striped Owl. It has dark brown barring, flecking and streaks and its amber facial disk is...
Asio stygius Stygian Owl
Stygian Owl
The Stygian Owl, Asio stygius is a medium-sized dusky colored owl. It has yellow eyes, a black beak, a dark blackish facial disk, and white eyebrows. Its underparts are a dingy buff color with dark brown barring and streaks...
Asio otus Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
The Long-eared Owl - Asio otus is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
Asio abyssinicus Abyssinian Owl
Asio madagascariensis Madagascar Owl
Asio clamator Striped Owl
Striped Owl
The Striped Owl is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy...
Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
The Short-eared Owl is a species of typical owl . In Scotland this species of owl is often referred to as a cataface, grass owl or short-horned hootlet. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may...
Asio capensis Marsh Owl
Marsh Owl
The Marsh Owl, Asio capensis, is a species of owl which is a mainly resident breeder in Africa and Madagascar.This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
Nesasio solomonensis Fearful Owl
Fearful Owl
The Fearful Owl is a medium-sized owl endemic to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is generally seen no more than 800 meters above sea level, where it is found in tall lowland or hill forests. It nests in tree holes and cracks.It has a rufous facial disk and distinct...

Aegothelidae

Aegotheles crinifrons Long-whiskered Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles insignis Feline Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles savesi New Caledonian Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles bennettii Barred Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles wallacii Wallace's Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles archboldi Archbold's Owlet Nightjar
Aegotheles albertisi Mountain Owlet Nightjar

Podargidae

Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth
The Tawny Frogmouth is an Australian species of frogmouth, a type of bird found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. The Tawny Frogmouth is often mistaken to be an owl...
Podargus papuensis Papuan Frogmouth
Papuan Frogmouth
The Papuan Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.-Taxonomy:The species was originally described by zoologist Jean René Constant Quoy and naturalist Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1830....
Podargus ocellatus Marbled Frogmouth
Marbled Frogmouth
The Marbled Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands....

Batrachostomidae

Batrachostomus auritus Large Frogmouth
Large Frogmouth
The Large Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Batrachostomus harterti Dulit Frogmouth
Dulit Frogmouth
The Dulit Frogmouth is a little-known species of bird in the Podargidae, or frogmouth, family, with a patchily recorded distribution in the mountain forests of northern and central Borneo...
Batrachostomus septimus Philippine Frogmouth
Philippine Frogmouth
The Philippine Frogmouth Batrachostomus septimus is a nocturnal bird that is found throughout the Philippine archipelago. It is common in lowland forests and maturing second growth. Little information is known about the bird since it is active only at night and does not make any calls or songs...
Batrachostomus stellatus Gould's Frogmouth
Gould's Frogmouth
The Gould's Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Batrachostomus moniliger Ceylon Frogmouth
Batrachostomus hodgsoni Hodgson's Frogmouth
Hodgson's Frogmouth
The Hodgson's Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
Batrachostomus poliolophus Short-tailed Frogmouth
Short-tailed Frogmouth
The Short-tailed Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Batrachostomus mixtus Bornean Frogmouth
Bornean Frogmouth
The Bornean Frogmouth is a subspecies of bird in the Podargidae family. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Short-tailed Frogmouth. Some taxonomists consider it to be a distinct species. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia...
Batrachostomus affinis Blyth's Frogmouth
Blyth's Frogmouth
The Blyth's Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Batrachostomus javensis Javan Frogmouth
Javan Frogmouth
The Javan Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family. The species is sometimes known as Horsfield's Frogmouth.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand....
Batrachostomus cornutus Sunda Frogmouth
Sunda Frogmouth
The Sunda Frogmouth is a species of bird, typically placed in the family Podargidae of the order Caprimulgiformes. But recent research suggests that the old order Podargiformes should be re-established, wherein like its closest relatives it might be better placed in a distinct family...

Nyctibiidae

Nyctibius grandis Great Potoo
Great Potoo
The Great Potoo is a bird, both the largest potoo species and the largest member of the order Caprimulgiformes . It occurs in tropical America.-Description:...
Nyctibius aethereus Long-tailed Potoo
Long-tailed Potoo
The Long-tailed Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay; also in Argentina in the extreme northeast....
Nyctibius jamaicensis Common Potoo
Northern Potoo
The Northern Potoo is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola...
Nyctibius griseus Grey Potoo
Nyctibius maculosus Andean Potoo
Andean Potoo
The Andean Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
Nyctibius leucopterus White-winged Potoo
White-winged Potoo
The White-winged Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family, the Potoos.It is found in Roraima and Amazonas, Brazil and Guyana in the Amazon Basin; also localised populations in Peru and French Guiana....
Nyctibius bracteatus Rufous Potoo
Rufous Potoo
The Rufous Potoo is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.It is found in Ecuador, , and Peru in the largest population, and the other large disjunct population 1600 km southwest at the Peru and Bolivia border,...

Eurostopodidae
Eurostopodidae
The Eared nightjars are a small family of nocturnal birds related to nightjars, although the taxonomy is uncertain. There are seven species, mainly found in forest and scrub from China to Australia. All are placed in one genus, Eurostopodus. They are long winged birds with plumage patterned with...

Eurostopodus argus Spotted Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus mystacalis White-throated Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus diabolicus Satanic Eared Nightjar
Satanic Eared Nightjar
The Satanic Nightjar, Eurostopodus diabolicus, also known as Sulawesi Eared Nightjar, Diabolical Nightjar or Heinrich's Nightjar is a medium-sized, approximately 27cm long, greyish brown spotted nightjar with dark crown, barred brown below and small white spot on the third and fourth outer...
Eurostopodus papuensis Papuan Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus archboldi Mountain Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus temminckii Malaysian Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus macrotis Great Eared Nightjar

Caprimulgidae

Lurocalis semitorquatus Short-tailed Nighthawk
Short-tailed Nighthawk
The Short-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
Lurocalis rufiventris Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
The Rufous-bellied Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
Chordeiles pusillus Least Nighthawk
Least Nighthawk
The Least Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela....
Chordeiles rupestris Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk
Lesser Nighthawk
The Lesser Nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis, is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long upperwings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the...
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
The Common Nighthawk is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark , displaying cryptic colouration and intricate patterns, this bird becomes invisible by day. Once aerial, with its buoyant but erratic flight,...
Chordeiles gundlachii Antillean Nighthawk
Antillean Nighthawk
The Antillean Nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii, is a nightjar.The adults are dark with brown, grey and white patterning on the upperparts and breast; the long wings are black and show a white bar in flight. The tail is dark with white barring; the underparts are white with black bars. The adult...
Nyctiprogne leucopyga Band-tailed Nighthawk
Band-tailed Nighthawk
The Band-tailed Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela....
Podager nacunda Nacunda Nighthawk
Nacunda Nighthawk
The Nacunda Nighthawk is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Podager....
Nyctidromus albicollis Pauraque
Pauraque
The Pauraque – also called the Common Pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, the only bird in the genus Nyctidromus...
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Common Poorwill
Common Poorwill
The Common Poorwill is a nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars. It is found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico...
Siphonorhis americanus Jamaican Poorwill
Siphonorhis brewsteri Least Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus mcleodii Eared Poorwill
Eared Poorwill
The Eared Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus Yucatan Poorwill
Yucatan Poorwill
The Yucatan Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in the entire Yucatán Peninsula region except on the north coast, in a 50 km wide coastal strip that extends 700 km; the species ranges to south-central Belize, northeasternmost Guatemala, and southern...
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill
The Ocellated Poorwill is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru....
Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
Chuck-will's-widow
The Chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods...
Caprimulgus rufus Rufous Nightjar
Rufous Nightjar
The Rufous Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Caprimulgus cubanensis Greater Antillean Nightjar
Caprimulgus salvini Tawny-collared Nightjar
Tawny-collared Nightjar
The Tawny-collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Mexico and Nicaragua.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Caprimulgus badius Yucatan Nightjar
Yucatan Nightjar
The Yucatan Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and possibly Honduras.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Caprimulgus sericocaudatus Silky-tailed Nightjar
Silky-tailed Nightjar
The Silky-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Caprimulgus ridgwayi Buff-collared Nightjar
Buff-collared Nightjar
The Buff-collared Nightjar is a small sized nightjar. Adults are dark with brown, grey, black, and white patterning on the upperparts and breast. The tail is dark brown, with darker finely barred markings throughout. The male has large white outer tail tips on the 3 outermost tail feathers. ...
Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will
Whip-poor-will
The Eastern Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus, is a medium-sized nightjar from North and Central America. The whip-poor-will is commonly heard within its range, but less often seen because of its superior camouflage...
Caprimulgus noctitherus Puerto Rican Nightjar
Puerto Rican Nightjar
The Puerto Rican Nightjar, Caprimulgus noctitherus, is a very rare bird found in the coastal dry scrub forests in localized areas of southwestern Puerto Rico....
Caprimulgus saturatus Dusky Nightjar
Dusky Nightjar
The Dusky Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
Caprimulgus longirostris Band-winged Nightjar
Band-winged Nightjar
The Band-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is widespread in South America, where found in the Andes, Venezuelan Coastal Range, Santa Marta Mountains, Tepuis, most of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and eastern Brazil...
Caprimulgus cayennensis White-tailed Nightjar
White-tailed Nightjar
The White-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
Caprimulgus candicans White-winged Nightjar
White-winged Nightjar
The White-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
Caprimulgus maculicaudus Spot-tailed Nightjar
Spot-tailed Nightjar
The Spot-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical...
Caprimulgus parvulus Little Nightjar
Little Nightjar
The Little Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in woodland and other semi-open habitats in eastern, central and southern Brazil, eastern Peru, eastern and northern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is fairly common in most of its range...
Caprimulgus anthonyi Scrub Nightjar
Scrub Nightjar
Anthony's Nightjar , also known as the Scrub Nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
Caprimulgus maculosus Cayenne Nightjar
Cayenne Nightjar
The Cayenne Nightjar Caprimulgus maculosus is currently only known from a single specimen taken on the Fleuve Mana, French Guiana. A possible female was caught at the Saül airstrip, French Guiana....
Caprimulgus nigrescens Blackish Nightjar
Blackish Nightjar
The Blackish Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family. This relatively small dark nightjar is found in the Guianas and the Amazon. It is rare or even absent in the western part, but is among the commonest nightjars in the eastern Amazon and the Guianas.-References:* BirdLife...
Caprimulgus whitelyi Roraiman Nightjar
Roraiman Nightjar
The Roraiman Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in wooded habitats in the tepui highlands in northern Brazil, southern Venezuela and Guyana. It largely resembles the more widespread Blackish Nightjar.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
Caprimulgus hirundinaceus Pygmy Nightjar
Pygmy Nightjar
The Pygmy Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Caprimulgus binotatus Brown Nightjar
Brown Nightjar
The Brown Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia....
Caprimulgus ruficollis Red-necked Nightjar
Red-necked Nightjar
The Red-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis, is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberia and north Africa, and winters in tropical west Africa.-Habitat:...
Caprimulgus indicus Grey Nightjar
Grey Nightjar
The Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus, is a species of nightjar found in India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly called the Grey Nightjar or Indian Jungle Nightjar and it included the East Asian Grey Nightjar The Jungle Nightjar, Caprimulgus indicus, is a species of nightjar found in India and Sri...
Caprimulgus europaeus European Nightjar
European Nightjar
The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia.- Habitat and distribution :...
Caprimulgus fraenatus Sombre Nightjar
Sombre Nightjar
The Sombre Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Caprimulgus rufigena Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International...
Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar
The Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius, is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It is a late migrant, seldom appearing before the end of April or beginning of May...
Caprimulgus mahrattensis Sykes's Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar or the Sindh Nightjar is a nightjar species found in South Asia.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...
Caprimulgus centralasicus Vaurie's Nightjar
Vaurie's Nightjar
The Vaurie's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to China.Its natural habitat is cold desert.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Caprimulgus nubicus Nubian Nightjar
Nubian Nightjar
The Nubian Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.-References:...
Caprimulgus eximius Golden Nightjar
Golden Nightjar
The Golden Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Caprimulgus madagascariensis Madagascar Nightjar
Madagascar Nightjar
The Madagascar Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles....
Caprimulgus macrurus Large-tailed Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
The Large-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats...
Caprimulgus atripennis Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar
Jerdon's Nightjar is a medium-sized nightjar species which is found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Formerly considered as a subspecies of the Long-tailed Nightjar it is best recognized by its distinctive call.-Taxonomy:...
Caprimulgus manillensis Philippine Nightjar
Philippine Nightjar
The Philippine Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines....
Caprimulgus celebensis Sulawesi Nightjar
Sulawesi Nightjar
The Sulawesi Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
The Donaldson Smith's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Black-shouldered Nightjar
Black-shouldered Nightjar
The Black-shouldered Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
Caprimulgus pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
The Fiery-necked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Caprimulgus prigoginei Itombwe Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus Montane Nightjar
Montane Nightjar
The Montane Nightjar or Mountain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Ruwenzori Nightjar
Ruwenzori Nightjar
The Ruwenzori Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:...
Caprimulgus asiaticus Indian Nightjar
Indian Nightjar
The Indian Nightjar is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Like most nightjars it is crepuscular and is best detected from its characteristic calls at dawn and dusk that have been likened to a stone skipping on a frozen lake - a series...
Caprimulgus natalensis Swamp Nightjar
Swamp Nightjar
The Swamp Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
Caprimulgus inornatus Plain Nightjar
Plain Nightjar
The Plain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,...
Caprimulgus stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar
Star-spotted Nightjar
The Star-spotted Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Caprimulgus affinis Savanna Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
The Savanna Nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis, is a species of nightjar found in South and Southeast Asia.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...
Caprimulgus tristigma Freckled Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
The Freckled Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...
Caprimulgus concretus Bonaparte's Nightjar
Caprimulgus pulchellus Salvadori's Nightjar
Salvadori's Nightjar
The Salvadori's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Caprimulgus enarratus Collared Nightjar
Collared Nightjar
The Collared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Caprimulgus batesi Bates's Nightjar
Bates's Nightjar
The Bates's Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Uganda.-References:...
Caprimulgus climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
The Long-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
Caprimulgus clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar
The Slender-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
Caprimulgus fossii Square-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar
The Square-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,...
Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar
The Standard-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx longipennis, is a bird in the nightjar family.-Distribution and habitat:It is a resident breeder in Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia...
Macrodipteryx vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar
The Pennant-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius, is an intra-African migrant that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. The male is characteristic in having a broad white band over the otherwise black primaries. In addition the males acquire a striking 9th primary feather during the...
Hydropsalis climacocerca Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
The Ladder-tailed Nightjar is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family, the nightjars. It is one of two species in the genus, Hydropsalis....
Hydropsalis brasiliana Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay....
Uropsalis segmentata Swallow-tailed Nightjar
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
The Swallow-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:* BirdLife International...
Uropsalis lyra Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
The Lyre-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
Macropsalis creagra Long-trained Nightjar
Long-trained Nightjar
The Long-trained Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Macropsalis.It is found in forests, mainly in highlands, in north-eastern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil....
Eleothreptus anomalus Sickle-winged Nightjar
Sickle-winged Nightjar
The Sickle-winged Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....

Raphidae
Raphidae
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines or didine birds. They inhabited the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, but became extinct through hunting by humans and predation by introduced non-native mammals following human colonisation in the 17th...

Raphus cucullatus Dodo
Dodo
The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
Raphus solitarius Reunion Solitaire
Pezophaps solitaria Rodriguez Solitaire

Columbidae

Columba livia Rock Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
The Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....
Columba rupestris Hill Pigeon
Hill Pigeon
The Hill Pigeon or Eastern Rock Dove or Turkestan Hill Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.- Description :...
Columba leuconota Snow Pigeon
Snow Pigeon
The Snow Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family.- Description :Snow Pigeon has a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen. Back is brownish grey with a white patch on the lower back. Wing is pale grey...
Columba guinea Speckled Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
The Speckled Pigeon or Rock Pigeon is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.This species builds a large stick nest...
Columba albitorques White-collared Pigeon
White-collared Pigeon
The White-collared Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres-Description: long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious...
Columba oenas Stock Pigeon
Stock Pigeon
The Stock Dove or Stock Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family. It is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.-Description:...
Columba oliviae Somali Pigeon
Somali Pigeon
The Somali Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Somalia.Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.-References:* BirdLife International 2008. . Downloaded on 25 May 2010....
Columba eversmanni Pale-backed Pigeon
Pale-backed Pigeon
The Yellow-eyed Pigeon or Pale-backed Pigeon is a member of the family Columbidae . It breeds in southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Afghanistan, north-east Iran and extreme north-west China...
Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon
Columba trocaz Trocaz Pigeon
Trocaz Pigeon
The Trocaz Pigeon, Madeira Laurel Pigeon or Long-toed Pigeon is a pigeon which is endemic to the island of Madeira. It is a mainly grey bird with a pinkish breast; its silvery neck patch and lack of white wing markings distinguish it from its close relative and probable ancestor, the Common Wood...
Columba bollii Bolle's Pigeon
Bolle's Pigeon
The Bolle's Pigeon is a species of Columba genus of the family Columbidae, of doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. This bird is named after the German naturalist Carl Bolle, who was the first to distinguish it from the Laurel Pigeon...
Columba junoniae Laurel Pigeon
Laurel Pigeon
The Laurel Pigeon, White-tailed Laurel Pigeon, Paloma rabiche, is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family. It is a member of the family Columbidae of doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain...
Columba unicincta Afep Pigeon
Afep Pigeon
The Afep Pigeon also known as the African Wood-Pigeon, or Gray Wood-Pigeon is a member of the Columbidae family which lives in Africa.Like many other pigeons, it mainly feeds on grain and seeds....
Columba sjostedti Cameroon Olive Pigeon
Columba thomensis Sao Tome Olive Pigeon
Columba arquatrix African Olive Pigeon
Columba pollenii Comoro Olive Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba albinucha White-naped Pigeon
White-naped Pigeon
The White-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda....
Columba pulchricollis Ashy Wood Pigeon
Columba elphinstonii Nilgiri Wood Pigeon
Columba torringtoni Ceylon Wood Pigeon
Columba punicea Pale-capped Pigeon
Pale-capped Pigeon
The Pale-capped Pigeon also known as the Purple Wood Pigeon is a species of large pigeon that is found patchily distributed in parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has a slow flight and spends a lot of time sitting still in the foliage of large fruiting trees, often in riverine forest on the plains...
Columba argentina Silvery Wood Pigeon
Columba palumboides Andaman Wood Pigeon
Columba janthina Japanese Wood Pigeon
Columba vitiensis Metallic Pigeon
Metallic Pigeon
The Metallic Pigeon, also known as White-throated Pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.-Identification:...
Columba leucomela White-headed Pigeon
White-headed Pigeon
The White-headed Pigeon is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia, belonging to the same genus as the domestic pigeon C. livia....
Columba versicolor Bonin Wood Pigeon
Columba jouyi Ryūkyū Pigeon
Columba pallidiceps Yellow-legged Pigeon
Yellow-legged Pigeon
The Yellow-legged Pigeon is a bird species in the family Columbidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands....
Columba leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon
The White-crowned Pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae . It inhabits the northern and central Caribbean islands and some places on the North and Central American mainland...
Columba speciosa Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
The Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa , is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad....
Columba squamosa Scaly-naped Pigeon
Scaly-naped Pigeon
The Scaly-naped Pigeon , also known as the Red-necked Pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae. The species occurs throughout the Caribbean.- Description :...
Columba corensis Bare-eyed Pigeon
Bare-eyed Pigeon
The Bare-eyed Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Aruba, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles, and Venezuela....
Columba picazuro Picazuro Pigeon
Picazuro Pigeon
The Picazuro Pigeon is a common pigeon native to South America.-Description:Patagioenas picazuro is a brown bird with white dashes on the back of its neck and darker brown wing patterns. It is similar in appearance to the Spotted Dove.-Distribution:The Picazuro Pigeon is found in Argentina,...
Columba maculosa Spot-winged Pigeon
Spot-winged Pigeon
The Spot-winged Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
The Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata, is a medium-sized bird of the Americas. Its closest relatives are the Chilean Pigeon and the Ring-tailed Pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks.It ranges from British Columbia, Utah, and...
Columba araucana Chilean Pigeon
Chilean Pigeon
The Chilean Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Argentina, Chile, and Falkland Islands.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
Columba caribaea Ring-tailed Pigeon
Ring-tailed Pigeon
The Ring-tailed Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Jamaica.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Columba cayennensis Pale-vented Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon
The Pale-vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis, is a large pigeon found in the tropical American. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the...
Columba flavirostris Red-billed Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon
The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris , is a relatively large pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica...
Columba oenops Peruvian Pigeon
Peruvian Pigeon
The Maranon Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations .It is threatened by habitat...
Columba inornata Plain Pigeon
Plain Pigeon
The Plain Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland, coastal desert, mangrove and swampy areas...
Columba plumbea Plumbeous Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon
The Plumbeous Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
Columba subvinacea Ruddy Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon
The Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea, is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas...
Columba nigrirostris Short-billed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon
The Short-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas nigrirostris , is a largish pigeon which breeds from southern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia...
Columba goodsoni Dusky Pigeon
Dusky Pigeon
The Dusky Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Columba iriditorques Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
The Western Bronze-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
Columba malherbii Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon
São Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon
The Island Bronze-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is part of the Turturoena subgenus.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Columba delegorguei Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
The Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is part of the Turturoena subgenus.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24...
Columba picturata Madagascar Turtle Dove
Columba larvata Lemon Dove
Columba mayeri Pink Pigeon
Pink Pigeon
The Pink Pigeon, Columba mayeri, is a species of Columbidae endemic to Mauritius, and is now very rare. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 when only 10 individuals remained, but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1977...
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha Adamawa Turtle Dove
Streptopelia lugens Dusky Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove
Oriental Turtle Dove
The Oriental Turtle Dove or Rufous Turtle Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.-Names:Both the names Oriental Turtle Dove or Rufous Turtle Dove have been used for this species...
Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove
The Laughing Dove is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove...
Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove
The Spotted Dove , also known as the Spotted Turtle Dove, is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the Indian Subcontinent including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to southern Tibet and Southeast Asia...
Streptopelia decipiens Mourning Collared Dove
Streptopelia vinacea Vinaceous Dove
Vinaceous Dove
The Vinaceous Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert....
Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked Dove
Ring-necked Dove
The Ring-necked Dove , also known as the Cape Turtle Dove and the Half-Collared Dove, is a widespread and abundant bird in the bush, savannah, farmlands, and woodlands of southern and eastern Africa. Their name comes from a black patch of feathers on the back of their necks...
Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed Dove
Red-eyed Dove
The Red-eyed Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common, if not abundant, species in most habitats other than desert....
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
The Eurasian Collared Dove most often simply called the Collared Dove, also sometimes hyphenated as Eurasian Collared-dove is a species of dove native to Asia and Europe, and also recently introduced in North America....
Streptopelia roseogrisea African Collared Dove
African Collared Dove
The African Collared Dove is a small dove found in Africa in the arid region south of the Sahara. Its range extends in a band right across the continent, and into southern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.This bird is typically around 26 cm in length...
Streptopelia reichenowi White-winged Collared Dove
Streptopelia bitorquata Island Collared Dove
Macropygia unchall Barred Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia rufipennis Andaman Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia tenuirostris Philippine Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia emiliana Ruddy Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia amboinensis Slender-billed Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia magna Dusky Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia phasianella Brown Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia ruficeps Little Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia nigrirostris Black-billed Cuckoo Dove
Macropygia mackinlayi Mackinlay's Cuckoo Dove
Reinwardtoena reinwardtsi Great Cuckoo Dove
Reinwardtoena browni Pied Cuckoo Dove
Reinwardtoena crassirostris Crested Cuckoo Dove
Turacoena manadensis White-faced Cuckoo Dove
Turacoena modesta Black Cuckoo Dove
Turtur abyssinicus Black-billed Wood Dove
Black-billed Wood Dove
The Black-billed Wood Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert....
Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos, is a pigeon which is a widespread and often abundant resident breeding bird in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. It also occurs in a belt from northern Botswana west to northern Namibia, and in a narrow coastal strip through Angola to...
Turtur afer Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Turtur tympanistria Tambourine Dove
Tambourine Dove
The Tambourine Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent...
Turtur brehmeri Blue-headed Wood Dove
Oena capensis Namaqua Dove
Namaqua Dove
The Namaqua Dove is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. .-Description:The Namaqua Dove is a tiny sparrow-sized pigeon, typically 22 cm in length with a 28–33 cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. It has a very long black tapered tail, and the size and shape have led to...
Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove
The Common Emerald Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and east through Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, to northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and...
Chalcophaps stephani Stephan's Dove
Stephan's Dove
The Stephan's Emerald Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Henicophaps albifrons New Guinea Bronzewing
New Guinea Bronzewing
The New Guinea Bronzewing is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
Henicophaps foersteri New Britain Bronzewing
New Britain Bronzewing
The New Britain Bronzewing is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Phaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing
Common Bronzewing
The Common Bronzewing is a species of medium-sized, heavily built pigeon. Native to Australia and one of the country's most common pigeons, the Common Bronzewing is able to live in almost any habitat, with the possible exception of very barren areas and dense rainforests.- Description :Males of...
Phaps elegans Brush Bronzewing
Brush Bronzewing
The Brush Bronzewing is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Phaps histrionica Flock Bronzewing
Flock Bronzewing
The Flock Bronzewing , also known as the Flock Pigeon, is a species of pigeon in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to the drier parts of Australia.-References:...
Geophaps lophotes Crested Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
The Crested Pigeon is a bird found widely throughout mainland Australia except for far tropical north areas. It is the only member of the genus Ocyphaps.There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest, being the Crested Pigeon and the Spinifex Pigeon...
Geophaps plumifera Spinifex Pigeon
Spinifex Pigeon
The Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps plumifera, is a bird found in Australia.There are only two Australian pigeon species that possess an erect crest: the Spinifex Pigeon and the Crested Pigeon. The Spinifex Pigeon is the smaller of the two, measuring from 20 to 24 centimetres...
Geophaps smithii Partridge Pigeon
Partridge Pigeon
The Partridge Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
Geophaps scripta Squatter Pigeon
Squatter Pigeon
The Squatter Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Australia.According to the Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, the nominate subspecies, Southern Squatter Pigeon is listed as vulnerable.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
Petrophassa albipennis White-quilled Rock Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon
Geopelia cuneata Diamond Dove
Diamond Dove
The Diamond Dove is a bird resident in Australia.The dove predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature, being Central, West and Northern Australia. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons along with the Peaceful Dove...
Geopelia striata Zebra Dove
Zebra Dove
The Zebra Dove Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia...
Geopelia maugeus Barred Dove
Barred Dove
The Barred Dove, is a small dove which is native and endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is closely related to the Zebra Dove of southeast Asia and the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea....
Geopelia placida Peaceful Dove
Peaceful Dove
The Peaceful Dove is a pigeon native to Australia and New Guinea. It is closely related to the Zebra Dove of south-east Asia and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia...
Geopelia humeralis Bar-shouldered Dove
Bar-shouldered Dove
The Bar-shouldered Dove is native to Australia.It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. It is a medium sized pigeon varying in size from 26 to 30 centimetres...
Leucosarcia melanoleuca Wonga Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
The Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca is a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia with its range being from Central Queensland to Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia....
Ectopistes migratorius Passenger Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon
The Passenger Pigeon or Wild Pigeon was a bird, now extinct, that existed in North America and lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century...
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
The Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family . The bird is also called the Turtle Dove or the American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove, and formerly was known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread of all North American birds...
Zenaida graysoni Socorro Dove
Socorro Dove
The Socorro Dove is a dove that is extinct in the wild. It was endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands off the west coast of Mexico. The last sighting in its natural habitat was in 1972. There are not more than 200 and probably fewer than 100 purebred birds in captivity...
Zenaida auriculata Eared Dove
Eared Dove
The Eared Dove, Zenaida auriculata, is a New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder throughout South America from Colombia to southern Argentina and Chile, and on the offshore islands from the Grenadines southwards. It may be a relatively recent colonist of Tobago and Trinidad...
Zenaida aurita Zenaida Dove
Zenaida Dove
The Zenaida Dove is a member of the bird family Columbidae, which includes doves and pigeons. It is the national bird of Anguilla, where it is commonly referred to as a Turtle Dove. It lays two white eggs on a flimsy platform built on a tree or shrub. It also nests in rock crevices and on grassy...
Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove
White-winged Dove
The White-winged Dove is a dove whose native range extends from the south-western USA through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. In recent years with increasing urbanization and backyard feeding, it has expanded throughout Texas and into Louisiana...
Zenaida galapagoensis Galapagos Dove
Galápagos Dove
The Galápagos Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to the Galápagos, off Ecuador. It is fairly common and is found in a wide range of open and semi-open habitats, especially in the arid lowlands of the archipelago.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
Columbina inca Inca Dove
Inca Dove
The Inca Dove is a small New World dove; it might belong to the genus. It ranges from the southwestern United States and Mexico through Central America to Costa Rica; the Inca Dove only lives on the Pacific side of Central America. Despite being named after the Inca Empire, this species does not...
Columbina squammata Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove
The Scaled Dove is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
Columbina passerina Common Ground Dove
Common Ground Dove
The Common Ground Dove is a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The Common Ground Dove is considered to be the smallest dove that inhabits the United States...
Columbina minuta Plain-breasted Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Ruddy Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
The Ruddy Ground Dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from Mexico south to Peru, Brazil and Paraguay, and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago...
Columbina buckleyi Ecuadorian Ground Dove
Columbina picui Picui Ground Dove
Columbina cruziana Croaking Ground Dove
Columbina cyanopis Blue-eyed Ground Dove
Claravis pretiosa Blue Ground Dove
Blue Ground Dove
The Blue Ground Dove is a small New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southeastern Mexico to northwestern Peru and northern Argentina, and on Trinidad....
Claravis mondetoura Maroon-chested Ground Dove
Claravis godefrida Purple-winged Ground Dove
Purple-winged Ground Dove
The Purple-winged Ground Dove is a critically endangered species of dove, native to Atlantic forest, mainly near bamboo, in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and northern-eastern Argentina . It is threatened by habitat loss and possibly the wild bird trade...
Metriopelia ceciliae Bare-faced Ground Dove
Metriopelia morenoi Bare-eyed Ground Dove
Metriopelia melanoptera Black-winged Ground Dove
Metriopelia aymara Golden-spotted Ground Dove
Uropelia campestris Long-tailed Ground Dove
Leptotila verreauxi White-tipped Dove
White-tipped Dove
The White-tipped Dove is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from the southernmost Texas in the USA through Mexico and Central America south to western Peru and central Argentina. It also breeds on the offshore islands of northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago...
Leptotila megalura White-faced Dove
White-faced Dove
The Yungas Dove , also known as the White-faced Dove, is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Leptotila plumbeiceps Grey-headed Dove
Grey-headed Dove
The Grey-headed Dove is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from eastern Mexico to western Panama. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Grey-fronted Dove, L. rufaxilla, of South America and the Grenada Dove, L...
Leptotila battyi Brown-backed Dove
Brown-backed Dove
The Azuero Dove or Brown-backed Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Panama.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps....
Leptotila wellsi Grenada Dove
Grenada Dove
The Grenada Dove is a medium-sized New World tropical dove. It is endemic to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Originally known as the Pea Dove or Well's Dove, it is the National Bird of Grenada...
Leptotila rufaxilla Grey-fronted Dove
Grey-fronted Dove
The Grey-fronted Dove, is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to northeast Argentina and Uruguay. Several subspecies exist, among them L. r...
Leptotila jamaicensis Caribbean Dove
Caribbean Dove
The Caribbean Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in the Cayman Islands, Colombia , Honduras , Jamaica and Mexico . It has been introduced to New Providence in the Bahamas...
Leptotila pallida Pallid Dove
Pallid Dove
The Pallid Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
Leptotila cassini Grey-chested Dove
Grey-chested Dove
The Grey-chested Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife...
Leptotila ochraceiventris Ochre-bellied Dove
Ochre-bellied Dove
The Ochre-bellied Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....
Leptotila conoveri Tolima Dove
Tolima Dove
The Tolima Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Geotrygon lawrencii Purplish-backed Quail Dove
Geotrygon costaricensis Buff-fronted Quail Dove
Geotrygon saphirina Sapphire Quail Dove
Geotrygon caniceps Grey-headed Quail Dove
Geotrygon versicolor Crested Quail Dove
Geotrygon veraguensis Olive-backed Quail Dove
Geotrygon albifacies White-faced Quail Dove
Geotrygon chiriquensis Rufous-breasted Quail Dove
Geotrygon goldmani Russet-crowned Quail Dove
Geotrygon linearis Lined Quail Dove
Geotrygon frenata White-throated Quail Dove
Geotrygon chrysia Key West Quail Dove
Geotrygon mystacea Bridled Quail Dove
Geotrygon violacea Violaceous Quail Dove
Geotrygon montana Ruddy Quail Dove
Starnoenas cyanocephala Blue-headed Quail Dove
Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon
The Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas....
Gallicolumba luzonica Luzon Bleeding-heart
Luzon Bleeding-heart
The Luzon Bleeding-heart is one of a number of species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts".They get this name from a splash of vivid red colour at the centre of their white breasts...
Gallicolumba platenae Mindoro Bleeding-heart
Mindoro Bleeding-heart
The Mindoro Bleeding-heart is bird native to the Philippines. It is an endangered species. The Mindoro Bleeding-Heart is a type of ground dove....
Gallicolumba keayi Negros Bleeding-heart
Negros Bleeding-heart
Negros Bleeding-heart is a species of pigeon endemic to the Philippines where it is found on the islands of Negros and Panay.This species has an extremely small, severely fragmented population...
Gallicolumba crinigera Mindanao Bleeding-heart
Mindanao Bleeding-heart
The Mindanao Bleeding-heart is a species of bird in the pigeon and dove family . It is endemic to the Philippines. It is so named because of a red blotch on its breast....
Gallicolumba menagei Sulu Bleeding-heart
Sulu Bleeding-heart
The Sulu Bleeding-heart is one of a number of species of ground doves in the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts". They get this name from a splash of vivid red colour at the centre of their white breasts...
Gallicolumba rufigula Cinnamon Ground Dove
Gallicolumba tristigmata Sulawesi Ground Dove
Gallicolumba jobiensis White-bibbed Ground Dove
Gallicolumba kubaryi Caroline Islands Ground Dove
Gallicolumba erythroptera Polynesian Ground Dove
Gallicolumba xanthonura White-throated Ground Dove
Gallicolumba stairi Friendly Ground Dove
Gallicolumba sanctaecrucis Santa Cruz Ground Dove
Gallicolumba ferruginea Tanna Ground Dove
Tanna Ground Dove
The Tanna Ground Dove , also known as Forster's Dove of Tanna, is an extinct dove species. Its taxonomic affiliation is uncertain but at its first scientific discussion by Johann Georg Wagler in 1829 it was classified into the genus Gallicolumba ; its closest relative is possibly the Santa Cruz...
Gallicolumba salamonis Thick-billed Ground Dove
Thick-billed Ground Dove
The Thick-billed Ground Dove is an extinct dove species of the Gallicolumba genus.-Description:This poorly known species is only known from two specimens from 1882 and 1927. The holotype from 1882 can be seen in the Australian Museum in Sydney.The length was about 26 cm. The head, the throat,...
Gallicolumba rubescens Marquesan Ground Dove
Gallicolumba beccarii Bronze Ground Dove
Gallicolumba canifrons Palau Ground Dove
Gallicolumba hoedtii Wetar Ground Dove
Trugon terrestris Thick-billed Ground Pigeon
Microgoura meeki Choiseul Pigeon
Otidiphaps nobilis Pheasant Pigeon
Pheasant Pigeon
The Pheasant Pigeon is a large terrestrial pigeon found in the primary rainforests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It ranges primarily over hilly and lower mountain areas, but can also be found in lowlands....
Phapitreron leucotis White-eared Brown Dove
Phapitreron amethystina Amethyst Brown Dove
Phapitreron cinereiceps Dark-eared Brown Dove
Treron fulvicollis Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon
Treron olax Little Green Pigeon
Treron vernans Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Treron bicincta Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
The Orange-breasted Green Pigeon is a pigeon found across tropical Asia south of the Himalaya across the Indian Subcontinent and extending into parts of Southeast Asia. Like other green pigeons, it feeds mainly on small fruit. They may be found in pairs or in small flocks, foraging quietly and...
Treron pompadora Pompadour Green Pigeon
Pompadour Green Pigeon
The Pompadour Green Pigeon is a pigeon in the genus Treron. It is widespread in forests of southern and southeast Asia...
Treron curvirostra Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Treron griseicauda Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon
Treron floris Flores Green Pigeon
Treron teysmannii Sumba Green Pigeon
Treron psittacea Timor Green Pigeon
Treron capellei Large Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Local name- Hariyal.The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera also known as Yellow-legged Green Pigeon is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia. The species feeds on fruits of a large variety of fruit trees including a number of species of Ficus. They forage in flocks...
Treron waalia Bruce's Green Pigeon
Treron calva African Green Pigeon
Treron sanctithomae Sao Tome Green Pigeon
Treron pembaensis Pemba Green Pigeon
Treron australis Madagascar Green Pigeon
Treron apicauda Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron oxyura Sumatran Green Pigeon
Treron seimundi Yellow-vented Green Pigeon
Treron sphenura Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Treron sieboldii White-bellied Green Pigeon
Treron formosae Whistling Green Pigeon
Ptilinopus porphyreus Pink-headed Fruit Dove
Pink-headed Fruit Dove
The Pink-headed Fruit Dove, also known as Pink-necked Fruit Dove or Temminck's Fruit Pigeon, is a small colourful dove....
Ptilinopus cinctus Black-backed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus dohertyi Red-naped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus alligator Black-banded Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus marchei Flame-breasted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus merrilli Cream-bellied Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus occipitalis Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus fischeri Red-eared Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus jambu Jambu Fruit Dove
Jambu Fruit Dove
The Jambu Fruit Dove, is a smallish colourful fruit-dove. It is a resident breeding species in southern Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java....
Ptilinopus leclancheri Black-chinned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus subgularis Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus bernsteinii Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus magnificus Wompoo Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perlatus Pink-spotted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus ornatus Ornate Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus tannensis Tanna Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus aurantiifrons Orange-fronted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus wallacii Wallace's Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus superbus Superb Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus perousii Many-colored Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus monacha Blue-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus coronulatus Coroneted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus pulchellus Beautiful Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus regina Rose-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus roseicapilla Mariana Fruit Dove
Mariana Fruit Dove
The Mariana Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla, also known locally as Mwee’mwe in the Carolinian language, Totot on Guam or Paluman Totut in Northern Mariana Islands, is a small, up to 24 cm long, green fruit dove native and endemic to Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific...
Ptilinopus greyii Red-bellied Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus richardsii Silver-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus porphyraceus Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus pelewensis Palau Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus rarotongensis Cook Islands Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus huttoni Rapa Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus purpuratus Grey-green Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus coralensis Atoll Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus chalcurus Makatea Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus insularis Henderson Island Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus mercierii Red-moustached Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii White-capped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus rivoli White-bibbed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus solomonensis Yellow-bibbed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus viridis Claret-breasted Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus eugeniae White-headed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus hyogastra Grey-headed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus granulifrons Carunculated Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus iozonus Orange-bellied Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus insolitus Knob-billed Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus naina Dwarf Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus melanospila Black-naped Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus arcanus Negros Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus victor Orange Dove
Orange Dove
The Orange Fruit Dove , also known as Flame Dove, is a small, approximately 20 cm long, short-tailed fruit-dove in the family Columbidae. One of the most colorful doves, the male has a golden olive head and elongated bright orange "hair-like" body feathers...
Ptilinopus luteovirens Golden Dove
Golden Dove
The Golden Fruit Dove , also known as the Lemon Dove or Yellow Dove, is a small, approximately 20 cm long, short-tailed fruit-dove in the family Columbidae. The common name refers to the males' bright golden-yellow colour. The body feathers appear almost iridescent due to their elongated...
Ptilinopus layardi Whistling Dove
Whistling Dove
The Whistling Fruit Dove , also known as the Velvet Dove or Yellow-headed Dove, is a small fruit dove from Fiji...
Drepanoptila holosericea Cloven-feathered Dove
Cloven-feathered Dove
The Cloven-feathered Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Drepanoptila.It is endemic to New Caledonia....
Alectroenas madagascariensis Madagascar Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini Comoro Blue Pigeon
Alectroenas nitidissima Mauritius Blue Pigeon
Mauritius Blue Pigeon
The Mauritius Blue Pigeon or Pigeon Hollandais is an extinct species of pigeon formerly endemic to Mauritius...
Alectroenas pulcherrima Seychelles Blue Pigeon
Seychelles Blue Pigeon
The Seychelles Blue Pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon which inhabits woodland areas of the granitic Seychelles archipelago....
Ducula poliocephala Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula forsteni White-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula mindorensis Mindoro Imperial Pigeon
Ducula radiata Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula carola Spotted Imperial Pigeon
Ducula aenea Green Imperial Pigeon
Green Imperial Pigeon
The Green Imperial Pigeon is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India east to Indonesia. It has a number of subspecies, of which the distinctive Celebes form, Chestnut-naped Imperial Pigeon .This is a forest species; it builds a stick nest in a...
Ducula perspicillata White-eyed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula concinna Elegant Imperial Pigeon
Ducula pacifica Pacific Imperial Pigeon
Ducula oceanica Micronesian Imperial Pigeon
Ducula aurorae Polynesian Imperial Pigeon
Ducula galeata Marquesan Imperial Pigeon
Marquesan Imperial Pigeon
The Marquesan Imperial Pigeon or Nukuhiva Pigeon is a pigeon which is endemic to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. This pigeon is only found in some valleys in the western part of that island...
Ducula rubricera Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula myristicivora Spice Imperial Pigeon
Ducula pistrinaria Island Imperial Pigeon
Ducula whartoni Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon
Ducula rosacea Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula pickeringii Grey Imperial Pigeon
Ducula basilica Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula rufigaster Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula finschii Finsch's Imperial Pigeon
Ducula chalconota Shining Imperial Pigeon
Ducula latrans Peale's Imperial Pigeon
Ducula brenchleyi Chestnut-bellied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula bakeri Baker's Imperial Pigeon
Ducula goliath New Caledonian Imperial Pigeon
Ducula pinon Pinon Imperial Pigeon
Ducula melanochroa Bismarck Imperial Pigeon
Ducula mullerii Collared Imperial Pigeon
Ducula zoeae Banded Imperial Pigeon
Ducula badia Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Ducula lacernulata Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon
Ducula cineracea Timor Imperial Pigeon
Ducula bicolor Pied Imperial Pigeon
Ducula luctuosa White Imperial Pigeon
Ducula spilorrhoa Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Ducula constans Kimberley Imperial Pigeon
Ducula subflavescens Yellow-tinted Imperial Pigeon
Lopholaimus antarcticus Topknot Pigeon
Topknot Pigeon
The Topknot Pigeon is a pigeon native to Australia. It is also known by the name of "Flock Pigeon".-Description:...
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae New Zealand Pigeon
Kereru
The New Zealand Pigeon or kererū is a bird endemic to New Zealand. Māori call it Kererū in most of the country but kūkupa and kūkū in some parts of the North Island, particularly in Northland...
Cryptophaps poecilorrhoa Sombre Pigeon
Sombre Pigeon
The Sombre Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Cryptophaps. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Gymnophaps albertisii Papuan Mountain Pigeon
Gymnophaps mada Long-tailed Mountain Pigeon
Gymnophaps solomonensis Pale Mountain Pigeon
Goura cristata Western Crowned Pigeon
Western Crowned Pigeon
The Western Crowned Pigeon, also known as the Common Crowned Pigeon or Blue Crowned Pigeon, Goura cristata, is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its eyes. Both sexes are almost similar but males are often larger than females...
Goura victoria Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests. Both sexes are similar. It is on average 74 cm long and weighs 2,384 grams...
Goura scheepmakeri Southern Crowned Pigeon
Southern Crowned Pigeon
The Southern Crowned Pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri, is a large, terrestrial pigeon confined to southern lowland forests of New Guinea. It has a bluish-grey plumage with elaborate blue lacy crests, red iris and very deep maroon breast. Both sexes have a similar appearance...
Didunculus strigirostris Tooth-billed Pigeon
Tooth-billed Pigeon
The Tooth-billed Pigeon also known as Samoan Pigeon, is a medium-sized, approximately 34 cm long, dark pigeon with reddish feet and bare skin around eye. The underparts, head and neck are blackish with a slight blue-green iridescence, and the tail, wings-coverts and tertials are chestnut,...

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TytonidaeTytonidaeBarn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...