Superb Fruit Dove

Birds > Columbidae & Doves

The Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus), famously known in Australia as the Purple-crowned Fruit Dove, is widely celebrated as one of the most spectacularly colorful and breathtaking avian species in the Southern Hemisphere. Inhabiting the dense, sun-dappled...

Pink-headed Fruit Dove

Birds > Columbidae & Fruit Doves

The Pink-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus) is one of the most breathtakingly colorful and elusive avian jewels of Southeast Asia, endemic strictly to the misty volcanic mountain slopes of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Clothed in a stunning plumage of shocking...

Scheepmaker’s Crowned Pigeon

Birds > Pigeons & Doves

Scheepmaker’s Crowned Pigeon (Goura scheepmakeri), also celebrated as the Southern Crowned Pigeon, is a colossal, majestic avian wonder that ranks among the largest living pigeons on Earth. Weighing over five pounds and rivaling a female turkey in size, this...

Diamond Dove

Birds > Pigeons & Doves

The Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) is the smallest native pigeon species on the Australian continent and one of the most diminutive columbids in the world. Belonging to the family Columbidae, this graceful miniature dove is celebrated for its delicate ash-grey...

Common Wood Pigeon

Birds > Pigeons & Doves

The Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is the largest and most abundant native pigeon species in the Western Palearctic, serving as a ubiquitous and culturally iconic avian resident across the European countryside. Characterized by its stout silhouette, soft...