page_title: List of birds of Kerala
section_title: Pigeons and doves
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Kerala / Pigeons and doves
caption_attribution_description: A Laughing Dove (Stigmatopelia senegalensis) posing for my new Nikon D4S. April 14, Vishu/ Bihu/ Pongal / New Year Day 2014. The Camera was a Vishu (New Year) gift from Susan.
context_page_description: The state of Kerala, India, has 552 bird species within its boundaries.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention. The species list and English names are entirely based on the Checklist of Birds of Kerala published in November 2015.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
context_section_description: Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae
  Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
  Rock pigeon, Columba livia
  Nilgiri wood pigeon, Columba elphinstonii
  Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
  Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
  Red collared dove, Streptopelia tranqubarica 
  Spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
  Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis
  Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
  Orange-breasted green pigeon, Treron bicinctus
  Grey-fronted green pigeon, Treron affinis
  Yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron phoenicopterus
  Green imperial pigeon, Ducula aenea
  Mountain imperial pigeon, Ducula badia
caption: Laughing dove at Sultanpur National Park, Harayana
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