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Bonin Wood Pigeon

Animals; Birds

The Bonin Wood-pigeon (Columba versicolor) was a pigeon endemic to Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands off the coast of Japan.

Ryukyu Wood Pigeon

Animals; Birds

The Ryukyu Wood-pigeon (Columba jouyi), otherwise known as the Silver-banded or Silver-crescented Pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to islands in the Okinawa archipelago ...

White-crowned Pigeon

Animals; Birds

The White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala, formerly Columba leucocephala) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). It inhabits the northern and central Caribbean ...

Stock Dove

Animals; Birds

The Stock Pigeon or Stock Dove (Columba oenas) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. In the northern part of its European and western Asiatic range the Stock Pigeon is a migrant, ...

Chimney Swift

Animals; Birds

The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift. Their breeding habitat is near towns and cities across eastern North America.

Vaux's Swift

Animals; Birds

Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America and northern South America.

White-throated Needletail

Animals; Birds

The White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as Needle-tailed Swift or Spine-tailed Swift, is a large swift. It is one of the fastest-flying bird in flapping flight, being ...

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