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DOVEs and PIGEONs
Australasia
Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae
DOVEs and PIGEONs
The Columbiformes order contains just one family, the Columbidae which is comprised of dove and pigeon species. They have small heads,short legs, and four unwebbed toes. All Columbiformes are monogamous. Unlike most other birds they are capable of drinking by sucking up water, without needing to tilt the head back.
Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae
Genus Drepanoptila - 1 species
Dove,_Cloven-feathered Drepanoptila holosericea Found: New Caldonia (southwest Pacific)
Image by: 1) Parides 2) George_Chapman
Genus Geopelia
Geopelia is a genus of small, long-tailed doves. They are native to Southeast Asia and Australasia and are most often found in open country and scrubland. They feed mainly on seeds which they find by foraging on the ground.
Dove,_Barred Geopelia maugei Found: Indonesia
Similar to: Zebra Dove. Barred Dove has bare yellow skin around eye; Zebra does does not.
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Dove,_Bar-shouldered Geopelia humeralis Found: Australia
The Bar-shouldered Dove has a gray-brown back, wings; bronze nape mantle; blue-gray head, face, throat, upper breast; cream belly.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - Kuranda Birdworld, Australia 2) Aviceda - Kobble Creek, South-east Queensland, Australia 3) Peripitus - Adelaide Zoo, South Australia 4) Geoff_Whalan 5) Duncan_McCaskill 
Dove,_Diamond Geopelia cuneata Found: Australia
The Diamond Dove has a grayish-brown back, tail; blue-gray head, neck, breast; creamy belly; orange eyes; red eye-rings; dark gray bill. Female similar to male with more of a brown color.
Image by: 1) David Cook - Queensland 2) Tim_Ellis 3) 028mdk09 3) Kurt Kulac
Dove,_Peaceful Geopelia placida Found: Australia
The Peaceful dove has gray-brown wings; gray-brown striated neck; white belly; grayish-white eyes; blue-gray eye-rings.
Image by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Cairns, Australia 3) David Cook - Cairns, Australia 4, 5) Geoff_Whalan
Dove,_Zebra also Barred Ground Dove Geopelia striata Found: southest Asia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Guinea
The Zebra Dove has gray-brown upperparts; pinkish underparts; black bars on of neck, breast, belly; blue-gray face; bare blue skin around the eyes.
Similar to: Barred Dove. Barred Dove has bare yellow skin around eye; Zebra does does not.
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Dick Daniels - Hawaii 7) Pat and Keith Taylor - Volcano Village, HawaiiSimilar to: Barred Dove. Barred Dove has bare yellow skin around eye; Zebra does does not.
Genus Geophaps
Geophaps pigeons are endemic to Australia
Pigeon,_Partridge Geophaps smithii Found: Australia
Image by: 1) Bio Diversity Library 2) naturgucker.de
Pigeon,_Spinifex Geophaps plumifera Found: Australia
The Spinifex Pigeon has rusty colored plumage; bright red patch around the eyes, an erect crest; black and gray facial patches.
Similar to: Crested Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is gray; the Spinifex Pigeon is rusty colored. Both have crests.
Image by: 1) Factumquintus 2) Adrien Cretin 3, 4) Al and MarieSimilar to: Crested Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is gray; the Spinifex Pigeon is rusty colored. Both have crests.
Pigeon,_Squatter Geophaps scripta Found: Australia
The Squatter Pigeon has brown upperparts, crown; black and white face; blue-gray breast; white belly.
Image by: 1, 2) David Cook - Cobbold Gorge, Forsayth, Far North Queensland 3) Brian_McCauley 4) Summerdrought
Genus Goura
The genus Goura consists of three species of crowned pigeons. They are the largest members of the pigeon family. They are natives of New Guinea and a few surrounding islands.The three crowned pigeons are
Pigeon,_Southern_Crowned- Goura scheepmakeri Found: New Guinea
The Southern Crowned-Pigeon has blue-gray plumage; light patch on wings and tail; lacy blue crest; deep maroon breast; red eyes. One subspecies has maroon shoulders and blue-gray belly; another has blue-gray shoulders and maroon belly.
Similar to: Victoria Crowned- Pigeon. The Victoria Crowned-Pigeon crown is sparser than Southern Crowned-Pigeon's.
Similar to: Western Crowned-Pigeon, Southern Crowned-Pigeon has maroon on breast, Western-crowned Pigeon does not.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2, 3) Luc Viatour in New Guinea 4) BS
Thurner Hof Similar to: Victoria Crowned- Pigeon. The Victoria Crowned-Pigeon crown is sparser than Southern Crowned-Pigeon's.
Similar to: Western Crowned-Pigeon, Southern Crowned-Pigeon has maroon on breast, Western-crowned Pigeon does not.
Pigeon,_Victoria_Crowned- Goura victoria Found: New Guinea
The Victoria Crowned-Pigeon has blue-gray plumage; light patch on wings and tail; lacy blue crest; black mask; deep purple-maroon breast.
Similar to: Southern Crowned- Pigeon. The Victoria Crowned-Pigeon crown is sparser than Southern Crowned-Pigeon's.
Similar to: Western Crowned-Pigeon, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon has maroon on breast, Western-crowned Pigeon does not.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Adam_Dewan 3) Bernard_Dupont 4) Dick Daniels - North Carolina Zoo 5, 6) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo Similar to: Southern Crowned- Pigeon. The Victoria Crowned-Pigeon crown is sparser than Southern Crowned-Pigeon's.
Similar to: Western Crowned-Pigeon, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon has maroon on breast, Western-crowned Pigeon does not.
Pigeon,_Western_Crowned- Goura cristata Found: Indonesia, New Guinea
The Western Crowned-Pigeon has blue-gray plumage; light patch on wings and tail; lacy blue crest; dark blue mask; gray breast.
Similar to: Southern Crowned-Pigeon, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon. Western-crowned Pigeon has no maroon on the breast; others have maroon on breast.
Image by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Washington National Zoo 3) Arthur
Chapman Jugiong Bird Park, Singapore 4) Randy Fish - Safari West Wildlife Preserve, California 5) Bernard_DupontSimilar to: Southern Crowned-Pigeon, Victoria Crowned-Pigeon. Western-crowned Pigeon has no maroon on the breast; others have maroon on breast.
Genus Hemiphaga
These species are native to New Zealand
Pigeon,_Chatham_Island Hemiphaga chathamensis Found: Chatham Islands of New Zealand
The Chatham Island Pigeon has maroon mantle, wings; blackish-blue head, neck, upper-breast; white lower-breast, belly.
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Pigeon,_New Zealand Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Found: Australia
The New Zealand Pigeon has shiny green-purple head, throat, upper breast, wings; white lower breast, belly; red bill with orangish tip; red eyes; feet.
Image by:
1) Justin Bell 2) David Cook - Tiritiri Matangi Island, North
Island, New Zealand 3) Southstar - Auckland 4) Renke_Lühken 5) Arthur_Chapman
Genus Henicophaps
Bronzewing,_New_Britain Henicophaps foersteri Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Walter_Rothschild
Bronzewing, New Guinea Henicophaps albifrons Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Joseph Wolf
Genus Leucosarcia - 1 species
Pigeon,_Wonga Leucosarcia melanoleuca Found: Australia
The Wonga Pigeon has blue-gray upperparts; white front of head; white underparts with gray dots; dark red-brown eyes; pink eye-rings; red legs.
Image by: 1) Arthur_Chapman
2) Toby Hudson - Taronga Zoo, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3) Glen Fergus- O'Reillys Guest House, Qld, Australia 4) David Cook
Genus Lopholaimus - 1 species
Pigeon,_Topknot Lopholaimus antarcticus Found: Australia
The Topknot Pigeon has a crest of gray feathers at the front and brow-red feathers at the rear; dark gray upperparts; slaty black tail with one light gray band; red-brown bill.
Image by: 1) Brian_McCauley 2) Tom_Tarrant 3) David_Cook
Genus Ocyphaps - 1 species
Pigeon,_Crested Ocyphaps lophotes Found: Australia
The Crested Pigeon has gray plumage with tinges of green and brown; black striped wings with bronze visible; black spike on head; orange skin around eyes.
Similar to: Spinifex Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is gray; the Spinifex Pigeon is rusty colored. Both have crests.
Image by: 1) JJ Harrison - Australian Capita lTerritory
2) Sandy Cole - Birds of Eden, South Africa 3) Dick - Miami Zoo 4) Ian Sutton - New South WalesSimilar to: Spinifex Pigeon. The Crested Pigeon is gray; the Spinifex Pigeon is rusty colored. Both have crests.
Genus Otidiphaps - 1 species
Pigeon,_Pheasant Otidiphaps nobilis Found: New Guinea
The subspecies of Pheasant Pigeons are classified by the color of the nape and also the presence or absence of a creast.
Image by: 1) Dick Daniels - Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo 2) Heather_Paul 3) Thorsten_Mohr 4) Greg5030
1) Gray-naped Pheasant Pigeon 2, 3) Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon 4) White-naped Pheasant Pigeon
Genus Petrophassa
Pigeon,_Chestnut-quilled_Rock- Petrophassa rufipennis Found: Australia
Image by: 1, 2) Dave Curtis
Pigeon,_White-quilled_Rock- Petrophassa albipennis Found: Australia
Image by: 1) Julian_Robinson 2) Sunphio
Genus Phaps
Bronzewing pigeons are endemic to Australia
Bronzewing,_Brush Phaps elegans Found: Australia
Image by: 1) Nrg800 2) Kazredracer 3) Benjamint444 4) Tom Dudley - South Australia
Bronzewing,_Common Phaps chalcoptera Found: Australia
The Common Bronzewing has patches of red, blue, and green on the wings; white line below the eye continuing towards nape. Male has pink-brown breast; yellowish-cream forehead. Female has gray breast, forehead.
Image by: 1, 2) JJ Harrison - Tasmania, Australia
3) David Cook 4) patrick_kavanagh 5) Laurie_Boyle
1, 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male
Bronzewing, Flock Phaps histrionica Found: dry areas of Australia
The male Flock Bronzewing has reddish sandy-brown upperparts; mainly black head; white forehead, patch on lower throat. Female has sandy-brown upperparts, crown, forehead; white patches on head, neck.
Image by: 1) Atlas of Living Australia 2) Ron Knight - South Australia1) Female 20 Male
Genus Ptilinopus
The fruit doves are fruit eaters and are colorful. They are found in southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific.
Dove,_Atoll Fruit- Ptilinopus coralensis Found: French Polynesia
The Atoll Fruit-Dove is found throughout the islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is the
is the world's only dove in the tropical Pacific that has adapted exclusively to low coral atolls.
Image by:
1 ) lagunitas Ouzel 2) Meheriolaxis the world's only dove in the tropical Pacific that has adapted exclusively to low coral atolls.
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Dove,_Banggai_Fruit- also Maroon-chinned Fruit-Dove. Ptilinopus subgularis Found: Banggai Islands of Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Banggai Fruit-Dove, Oberholser's Fruit-Dove, and the Sula Fruit-Dove all used to be subspecies of the Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove.
Similar to: Sula Fruit-Dove. Sula Fruit-Dove has mainly pale green underparts; Bamggao Fruit-Dove has pale gray underparts.
Image by: 1) James Eaton 2) NicovanmalirSimilar to: Sula Fruit-Dove. Sula Fruit-Dove has mainly pale green underparts; Bamggao Fruit-Dove has pale gray underparts.
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Dove,_Beautiful_Fruit- also Rose-fronted Pigeon Ptilinopus pulchellus Found: Australasia
The Beautiful Fruit-Dove has a red crown; blue-gray breast; purple patch between breast and belly; yellowish-orange belly; greenish-yellow bill; purple feet.
Image by: 1) Trisha Shears 2) Muffinman71 3) Arjan_Haverkamp
Dove,_Black-backed_Fruit- also Banded Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus cinctus Found: Indonesia
The Black-backed Fruit-Dove and Black-banded Fruit-Dove are sometimes considered to be the same species. Since their ranges do not overlap, they should not be confused in the wild.
Image by: 1) Joseph Wolf 2) Neville_Kemp - Timor
Dove,_Black-banded Fruit- Ptilinopus alligator Found: Australia
The Black-backed Fruit-Dove and Black-banded Fruit-Dove are sometimes considered to be the same species. Since their ranges do not overlap, they should not be confused in the wild.
Image by: 1) Nick_Athanas - Northern Territory
Dove,_Black-chinned_Fruit- Ptilinopus leclancheri Found: Philippines
The male Black-chinned Fruit-Dove has green wings, whitish-gray head and neck; black patch on throat; yellow bill; brown tail. Female has green head, neck, breast.
Image by:1) Hiyashi_Haka 2) Francesco Veronesia 3) george_ruiz 1) Female 2, 3) Male
Dove,_Black-naped Fruit- Ptilinopus melanospilus Found: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
The male Black-naped Fruit-Dove has green upperparts, lowerparts; pale gray head; black nape; yellow throat. Female and juveniles have entirely green plumage.
Image by: 1) Magalhaes 2, 3) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo
1) Female 2, 3) Male
Dove,_Blue-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus monacha Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Paulo Alves 2) Oleg_Chernyshov
2) Female
Dove,_Carunulated_Fruit- Ptilinopus granulifrons Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Paulo Alvres 2) Hanom_Bashari
Dove,_Claret-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus viridis Found: New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Joseph Smit 3) Tony Morris - Guadalcanal
Dove,_Cook_Island_Fruit- also Lilac-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis Found: Cook Islands
Image by:1`) Nauru Post 2) Linord
Dove,_Coroneted Fruit- also Lilac-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus coronulatus Found: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Image by: 1) Elena Gallaird - Central Park Zoo 2) Claire H - Central Park Zoo 3) Josh_More 4) Heather_Paul
Dove,_Cream-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus merrilli Found: Philippines
The Cream-beasted Fruit-Dove has bray head, upper-breast; black band at lower-breast; pale cream lower-breast, belly.
Image by: 1) Philippine_Post 2) Roberto Verzo
Dove,_Crimson-crowned Fruit- Ptilinopus porphyraceus Found: Fiji, Micronesica, Tonga and other islands
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) P_Khoo
Dove,_Dwarf_Fruit- Ptilinopus nainus Found: New Guinea
The Dwarf Fruit-Dove has mainly green plumage; yellow under-tail coverts. Male has purple patch on belly.
Image by: 1) Frédéric Pelsy
Dove,_Flame-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus marchei Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Brendan_Ryan 2) Pete Morris
Dove,_Golden_Fruit- also Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens Found: Fiji
The male Golden Fruit-Dove has mainly golden-yellow plumage; head duller with greenish tinge; blue-green orbital skin, legs. Female has mainly dark green plumage; blue-green orbital skin, legs.
Image by: 1) Tom Tarrant 2) Rainer_Burkard
1, 2) Male
Dove,_Gray-green_Fruit- Ptilinopus purpuratus Found: French Polynesia
The Gray-green Fruit-Dove has an estimated population of 5,000 to 10,000 mature birds. They live on the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Mo'orea.
Image by:
1) Aaron Maizlish - Tahti 2) Jean-Paul Mutz - Tahiti 3) RyanStudiesBirds
Dove,_Gray-headed_Fruit- Ptilinopus hyogastrus Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Paulo Alvres 3) John C. Mittermeier
Dove,_Henderson_Island_Fruit- Ptilinopus insularis Found: Henderson Island in the South Pacific
Image by: 1) Nauru_Post 2) Brent Stephenson
Dove,_Jambu_Fruit- Ptilinopus jambu Found: Asia
The Jambu Fruit-Dove has bold white eye-ring; green upperparts; white underparts; crimson face (male); dull purple face (female); orange bill; red legs.
Image by: 1) Trish Shears - Louisville Zoo 2) Greg Hume - Cincinnati Zoo 3) Dick Daniels - Zoo Miami 4) Danny_Barron
Dove,_Knob-billed_Fruit- Ptilinopus insolitus Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) John Gerrard Keulemans 3) Greg Miles
Dove,_Kosrae_Fruit- Ptilinopus hernsheimi Found: Kosrae in the Caroline Islands
The Kosrae Fruit-Dove is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove.
Image by: 1) hbw.com
Dove,_Makatea_Fruit- Ptilinopus chalcurus Found: Makatea of French Polynesia
The Makatea Fruit-Dove has mainly green upperparts; purple crown, forehead; pale greenish-gray throat, upper-breast; yellow belly.
Image by: 1) Salvatore Chamu
Dove,_Many Colored Fruit- Ptilinopus perousii Found: Fiji, the Samoan Islands, Tonga
The male Many Colored Fruit-Dove has whitish head with red crown; red bar across back; whitish belly. Female has red crown, under-tail coverts.
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Tom Tarrant
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Dove,_Mariana Fruit- Ptilinopus roseicapilla Found: Mariana Islands, Guam
The Mariana Fruit-Dove has a grayish back, breast, head; red forehead; yellow belly patch.
Similar to: Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove.
Similar to: Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove. Ranges do not overlap.
Image by: 1) Trisha Shears - Louisville Zoo 2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo Similar to: Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove.
Similar to: Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove. Ranges do not overlap.
Dove,_Orange-bellied_Fruit- Ptilinopus iozonus Found: New Guinea and other islands
The Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove has mainly green plumage; large orange patch on lower-breast, belly; small lilac shoulder patch; pale yellow under-tail coverts.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Joseph Smit 3) Magalhaus
Dove,_Orange-fronted_Fruit- Ptilinopus aurantiifrons Found: New Guinea
The Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove has green upperparts; right orange-yellow forehead; white throat; blue-gray upper-breast; yellowish-green lower-breast.
Image by:
1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Joseph Wolf 3) David Arvidsson 4) Sebastian_Niedlich
Dove,_Orange Fruit- Ptilinopus victor Found: Fiji
The male Orange Fruit-Dove has mainly orange plumage; golden olive head. Female has mainly dark green plumage; blackish tail; orange-yellow under-tail coverts.
Image by: 1) Tom Tarrant
Dove,_Oberholser's_Fruit- Ptilinopus epius Found: Sulawesi of Indonesia
The Banggai Fruit-Dove, Oberholser's Fruit-Dove, and the Sula Fruit-Dove all used to be subspecies of the Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove.
Image by: 1) Hanom Bashari 2) Marc Thibault
Dove,_Ornate_Fruit- Ptilinopus ornatus Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Trisha Shears 3) writhedhornbill
Dove,_Palau Fruit- Ptilinopus pelewensis Found: Palau of Caroline Islands in western Pacific Ocean
Image by: 1) Devon Pike
Dove,_Pink-headed Fruit- Ptilinopus porphyreus Found: Indoesias
The Pink-headed Fruit-Dove has green upperparts; pink head, neck; purple throat, upper breast; white breast band outlined in greenish-black; gray belly; orange eye; greenish bill.
Image by: 1) Trisha Shears 2) Terry_Kearney
Dove,_Pink-spotted Fruit- Ptilinopus perlatus Found: New Guinea
The Pink-spotted Fruit-Dove has green upperparts; breast browner and duller; gray-white throat, nape; spotted pink wings; face and crown usually olive-green but pale gray in P. p. plumbeicollis. Sexes are essentially identical.
Image by: 1) Doug Janson 2) Jerry Oldenettel 3) Markaharper
Dove,_Purple-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus ponapensis Found: Caroline Islands (part of Micronesia and Palau)
The Purple-capped Fruit-Dove was formerly a subspecies of the Crimson-Crowned Fruit-Dove.
Image by: 1) Tony_Morris
Dove,_Rapa_Fruit- Ptilinopus huttoni Found: French Polynesia
Image by: 1) hbw.com
Dove,_Red-bellied_Fruit- Ptilinopus greyii Found: southwest Pacific Ocean
Image by: 1, 2) Papier K 2) Olivier H
1, 2) Sub-adult
Dove,_Red-eared Fruit- Ptilinopus fischeri Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi 2) Nicovanmalir
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Dove,_Red-naped_Fruit- Ptilinopus dohertyi Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Yann_Muzika
Dove,_Rose-crowned_Fruit- Ptilinopus regina Found: Australasia
The Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove has a rose crown; green upperparts; gray head, breast; orange belly; whitish throat; yellow-orange iris; greenish-gray bill, feet.
Similar to: Mariana Fruit-Dove. Ranges do not overlap.
Image by: 1) David_Lochlin 2) David Cook - Australia Zoo 3) Aviceda 4) Cyron Ray
Macey Similar to: Mariana Fruit-Dove. Ranges do not overlap.
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Dove,_Scarlet-breasted_Fruit- Ptilinopus bernsteinii Found: Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Image by: 1) Paulo Alves 2) John Mittereier 3) Pete_Morris
Dove,_Silver-capped Fruit- Ptilinopus richardsii Found: Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Tony Morris
Dove,_Sula_Fruit- Ptilinopus mangoliensis Found: Sula Islands of Indonesia
The Banggai Fruit-Dove, Oberholser's Fruit-Dove, and the Sula Fruit-Dove all used to be subspecies of the Maroon-chinned Fruit Dove. The Sula Fruit-Dove has dark green upperparts; pale green underparts; gray head.
Similar to: Banggai Fruit-Dove. Sula Fruit-Dove has mainly pale green underparts; Bamggao Fruit-Dove has pale gray underparts.
Image by: 1) hbw.comSimilar to: Banggai Fruit-Dove. Sula Fruit-Dove has mainly pale green underparts; Bamggao Fruit-Dove has pale gray underparts.
Dove,_Superb Fruit- Ptilinopus superbus Found: Australasia, Indonesia, Philippines
The male Superb Fruit-Dove has fiery orange nape; green ears; purple crown; gray breast; black breast band;white belly; olive green wings covered with spots. Female mostly green plumage; light blue breast; white belly; blue spot on back of head.
Image by: 1) Tobias Spaltenberger 2) kahunapulej 3) Neil T 4) Tom Jutte
Dove,_Tanna_Fruit- Ptilinopus tannensis Found: Vanuatu (1ooo miles northeast of Australia)
The Tanna Fruit-Dove has mainly dark green plumage; yellowish-green head.
Image by: 1) hbw.com
Dove,_Wallace's_Fruit- Ptilinopus wallacii Found: Indonesia
The Wallace's Fruit-Dove has green upperparts; scarlet crown, forehead; whitish throat; yellow bill; pale blue-gray breast; orange belly; white arc between breast and belly; purplish feet.
Image by: 1) Joseph Wolf 2) Dubi_Shapiro
Dove,_Whistling_Fruit- also Velvet Fruit-Dove also Velvet Dove Ptilinopus layardi Found: Fiji
Image by: 1) Joseph Smit 2) weedmandan 3) KU_Biodiversity
Dove,_White-bibbed Fruit- also White-breasted Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus rivoli Found: Indonesia, New Guinea
Image by: 1) Joseph Smit 2) Jerry Oldenettel 3) John Gerrard Keulemans
3) P. R. Miqueli
Dove,_White-capped_Fruit- Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii Found: French Polynesia
Image by: 1) Jean-Paul Mutz 2) Céline_Labaume
Dove,_White-headed Fruit- Ptilinopus eugeniae Found: Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) John Gerrard Keulemans 2) Tammy Davies
Dove,_Wompoo_Fruit- also Wompoo Pigeon Ptilinopus magnificus Found: Australasia
The Wompo Fruit-Dove has green upperparts; gold wing bar; blue-gray head, neck; purple breast; yellow belly; red eyes.
Image by: 1) Trisha Shears 2) Sandy
Cole - North Carolina Zoo 3) Fruit_Kevin
Dove,_Yellow-bibbed_Fruit- Ptilinopus solomonensis Found: New Guinea
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Joseph Smit
Dove,_Yellow-breasted Fruit- Ptilinopus occipitalis Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Jojo Nicdao 2) Eric_Gropp
Genus Trugon - 1 species
Pigeon,_Thick-billed_Ground- Trugon terrestris Found: New Guinea
The Thick-billed Ground-Pigeon has bluish-gray or brownish-gray upperparts; gray breast; orange-buff belly; broad bill.
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) John_Gould 3) writhedhornbill 
