Preview. This shows what a full profile for Doves & pigeons will look like once our species database connects here: real photos, measurements, and behaviour notes are coming.

Bird category

Doves & pigeons

Cooing ground feeders.

Showing 4 sample species, the full doves & pigeons category (19 species) opens in the app.

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

9–13 inOpen groundYear-round

A mournful, owl-like coo-oo, followed by two or three coos.

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Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

11–14 inCitiesYear-round

A soft, rolling coo-roo-coo.

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Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

12–13 inTowns, farmsYear-round

A three-note coo-COO-coo, the middle note strongest.

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White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

11–12 inDesert scrubMigratory

A hooting who-cooks-for-you cadence.

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All 19 doves & pigeons, with every recording

Play songs and calls side by side, compare confusing pairs, and take the whole group offline before a spring trip.

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