Order Columbiformes / Pigeons and Dodos

• Columbiformes have a compact body.
• Pigeons have relatively small heads and small necks.
• These birds have broad wings with rounded ages.
• Tails in doves are relatively small.
• Most of the birds in the order have a typical form of flight with flapping wings.
• Pigeons are known for feeding their young “bird milk” very similar to the milk of mammals.
• The species of this order can be found almost everywhere and are well-adapted to an urban environment.

Here are some examples of Columbiformes:

• Laughing dove
• Diamond dove
• Passenger pigeon
• Dodo
• Raphus solitarius
• Wood pigeon
• Homing pigeon
• Old World rock dove
• Pheasant pigeon
• Pink-necked green pigeon