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Columbidae Collection (page 8)

Columbidae, also known as fancy pigeon breeds, are a diverse group of birds that captivate with their unique features and stunning plumage

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon

Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon
Plate 26, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Collection birds eggs

Collection birds eggs
Plate 58 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba vitiensis, white-throated pigeon

Columba vitiensis, white-throated pigeon
Drawing No. 72, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeon

Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeon
Plate 39 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire

Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire
Plate number 512 c by Richard Owen drawn from a male skeleton specimen at Cambridge university.This giant flightless pigeon was the closest relative of the dodo, it was native to Rodrigues Island

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Tupinambis nigropunctatus, black tegu

Tupinambis nigropunctatus, black tegu
Photograph of a display case of pigeons, taken in the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum in April 1895 by Miss K M Reynolds

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Pigeon types, c. 1918, the Natural History Museum, London

Pigeon types, c. 1918, the Natural History Museum, London
As food shortages hit during World War I, carrier pigeons that saved lives by relaying messages from downed pilots or disabled ships sometimes ended up shot for pigeon pie

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon

Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Streptopelia senegalensis, laughing dove

Streptopelia senegalensis, laughing dove
Plate 22, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ptilinopus magnificus, woompoo fruit dove

Ptilinopus magnificus, woompoo fruit dove
Plate 58, hand coloured lihtograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 5 (1840-1848)

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon

Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon
Photograph of Microgoura meeki specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is presumed extinct

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon

Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon
Photograph of Columba jouyi specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon

Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon
Photograph of Columba versicolor specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ptilinopus wallacii, Wallaces fruit-dove

Ptilinopus wallacii, Wallaces fruit-dove
Plate 55 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 5 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Fancy domestic pigeons

Fancy domestic pigeons
Mounted fancy pigeon varieties, similar to those studied by Charles Darwin as he developed his ideas on evolution through natural selection

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba fasciata, band-tailed pigeon

Columba fasciata, band-tailed pigeon
Plate 367 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ducula pacifica, Macropygia mackinlayi, Columba vitiensis

Ducula pacifica, Macropygia mackinlayi, Columba vitiensis
Watercolour by Thomas Theodore Barnard (1922)

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba livia, Jjacobine pigeon (domestic)

Columba livia, Jjacobine pigeon (domestic)
Watercolour by Edward Lear (c. 1835), Charles Darwin estimated that there were 150 different species of domestic pigeons

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Columba livia, domestic pigeon

Columba livia, domestic pigeon
Watercolour by unknown artist (c. 1850). Originally illustrated in one of five volumes bought by the Natural History Museum by an unknown source from Japan

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Dodo, peacocks and turkeys

Dodo, peacocks and turkeys
Plate XXVII from Francies Willughbys ornithologi libri tres : in quibus Aves omnes hactenus cognit... describuntur... Totum opus recognovit, di gessit, supplevit J. Raius, &c, 1676

Background imageColumbidae Collection: White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) adult, perched on branch

White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) adult, perched on branch, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, U.S.A. april

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) adult, perched on branch, South Texas, U. S. A. may

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) adult, perched on branch, South Texas, U. S. A. may
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) adult, perched on branch, South Texas, U.S.A. may

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Inca Dove (Columbina inca) adult, perched on barbed wire fence, Costa Rica, April

Inca Dove (Columbina inca) adult, perched on barbed wire fence, Costa Rica, April

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) adult, perched on branch, Western Australia, Australia

Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) adult, perched on branch, Western Australia, Australia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis) adult male, perched on powerline, Northern Territory

Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis) adult male, perched on powerline, Northern Territory, Australia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) adult male, in courtship display, Northern Territory, Australia

Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) adult male, in courtship display, Northern Territory, Australia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) two adult males, one displaying to rival, Northern Territory

Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) two adult males, one displaying to rival, Northern Territory, Australia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) adult, foraging on ground, Northern Territory, Australia

Crested Pigeon (Geophaps lophotes) adult, foraging on ground, Northern Territory, Australia

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) adult, perched on fruiting tree, Port Antonio, Jamaica

Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) adult, perched on fruiting tree, Port Antonio, Jamaica, april

Background imageColumbidae Collection: White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) adult, perched on branch, Port Antonio, Jamaica

White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) adult, perched on branch, Port Antonio, Jamaica, april

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Pigeons and doves on rooftops

Pigeons and doves on rooftops
A variety of pigeons and doves on rooftops. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Black-winged Ground-dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) adult, perched, La Quiaca, Jujuy, Argentina, july

Black-winged Ground-dove (Metriopelia melanoptera) adult, perched, La Quiaca, Jujuy, Argentina, july

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) flock, feeding on ground, La Cumbre, Cordoba, Argentina

Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) flock, feeding on ground, La Cumbre, Cordoba, Argentina, april

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Bare-faced Ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) adult, perched on rock, La Quiaca, Jujuy, Argentina

Bare-faced Ground-dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) adult, perched on rock, La Quiaca, Jujuy, Argentina, july

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) adult, perched on branch in fruiting tree, Montevideo

Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) adult, perched on branch in fruiting tree, Montevideo, Uruguay, september

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) adult, perched on branch, Llao Peninsula, Neuquen

Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) adult, perched on branch, Llao Peninsula, Neuquen, Argentina, october

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Little Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps assimilis) juvenile, perched in tree, Kaeng Krachan N. P

Little Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps assimilis) juvenile, perched in tree, Kaeng Krachan N. P. Thailand, november
Little Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia ruficeps assimilis) juvenile, perched in tree, Kaeng Krachan N.P. Thailand, november

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) adult, perched on wood, Gambia, january

Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) adult, perched on wood, Gambia, january

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerina) adult, walking across stony ground, Curacao

Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerina) adult, walking across stony ground, Curacao, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) adult, perched on barbed wire fence, Trinidad

Ruddy Ground-dove (Columbina talpacoti rufipennis) adult, perched on barbed wire fence, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Inca Dove (Columbina inca) adult pair, mutual preening, pair bonding behaviour, Costa Rica, february

Inca Dove (Columbina inca) adult pair, mutual preening, pair bonding behaviour, Costa Rica, february

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerina) adult male, scratching in sand, Grenada

Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerina) adult male, scratching in sand, Grenada, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Western crowned pigeon

Western crowned pigeon (Goura cristata), also known as the common or blue crowned pigeon, showing the elaborate crest of feathers on its head

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Dove feather, SEM

Dove feather, SEM
Dove feather. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a body (contour) feather from a dove (family Columbidae). Each barb (running from lower left to upper right)

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Wood pigeon in snow

Wood pigeon in snow
Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in snow. Photographed in Dorset, UK, in January

Background imageColumbidae Collection: Wood pigeon

Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) standing on a rock in water. Photographed in Gloucestershire, UK, in February



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Columbidae, also known as fancy pigeon breeds, are a diverse group of birds that captivate with their unique features and stunning plumage. One such member is the Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), depicted in an illustration resembling a majestic pigeon-like bird. With its buffy-pink plumage and distinctive black neck collar, this dove exudes elegance from every angle. Another fascinating species within the Columbidae family is the New Zealand Pigeon Kereru (Raphus solitarius). Unlike any other bird, it shares similarities with the extinct Reunion white dodo (Raphus cucullatus). These remarkable creatures remind us of the diversity that once existed on our planet. Pigeons have long been associated with urban landscapes, often seen perched on rooftops. Their presence adds charm to city skylines and serves as a reminder of nature's resilience amidst concrete jungles. The Didus ineptus or dodo design showcases pigeons in flight, symbolizing freedom and adaptability. Muffed Flying Tumblers are another breed worth mentioning; these pigeons possess unique traits like fluffy feathers around their legs while soaring through the sky. They exemplify gracefulness combined with unmatched aerial acrobatics. In contrast to these fancy breeds, we find common wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) perched on branches across Europe's Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn in Germany. Their peaceful demeanor reminds us of how nature can thrive even in unexpected places. Lastly, let's not forget about the dodo - Raphus cucullatus - whose skeletal remains serve as a haunting reminder of extinction caused by human activities. This unfortunate fate highlights our responsibility to protect and preserve all members for future generations to appreciate their beauty and significance.