Pigeons and Doves belong to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes. The major difference between pigeons and doves is size, with pigeons being the larger, but there is a lot a slack to this both ways. There are 11 subfamiles and 48 genera and 300 species in the family Columbidae. All of the 11 subfamilies and 48 genera are listed here. The species highlighted in red were photographed at numerous different sites including Discovery Cove, FL, California Zoos., Hawaii and other sites.
Subfamily Columbinae – typical pigeons & doves
Genus Columbinaincluding Aplopelia – Old World pigeons (33-34 living species, 2-3 recently extinct)
Picui Ground Dove Columbina picui
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Rock Dove Columba livia
Genus Streptopelia including Stigmatopelia and Nesoenas turtledoves (14-18 species)
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaoto
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinersis
Barbary Dove or Ring Dove Streptopelia risoriais
Senegal or Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Genus Patagioenas – American pigeons; formerly in Columba (17 species)
Genus Ectopistes – Passenger Pigeon; formerly Leptotilinae (extinct; 1914)
Genus Macropygia (10 species)
Genus Reinwardtoena (3 species)
Genus Turacoena (2 species)
Subfamily N.N. – Bronzewings and relatives
Genus Turtur – African wood-doves (5 species; tentatively placed here)
Genus Oena
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Genus Chalcophaps (2 species)
Common Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
Stephan's Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps stephani
Genus Henicophaps (2 species)
Genus Phaps (3 species)
Genus Ocyphaps – Crested Pigeon
Crested-bronzed Winged Dove Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Genus Geophaps (3 species)
Genus Petrophassa – rock-pigeons (2 species)
Genus Geopelia (3–5 species)
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Subfamily Leptotilinae – Zenaidine and quail-doves
Genus Zenaida (7 species)
Galapagos Dove Zenaida galapagoensis
Morning Dove Zenaida macroura
White-winged Dove Zenaicia
Genus Leptotila (11 species)
Genus Geotrygon – quail-doves (16 species)
Genus Starnoenas – Blue-headed Quail-dove
Subfamily Columbininae – American ground doves
Genus Columbina (7 species)
Genus Claravis (3 species)
Genus Metriopelia (4 species)
Genus Scardafella – possibly belongs into Columbina (2 species)
Genus Uropelia – Long-tailed Ground Dove
Subfamily N.N. – Indopacific ground doves
Genus Gallicolumba (16-17 living species, 3-4 recently extinct)
Bleeding Heart Dove Gallicolumba luzonica
Genus Trugon – Thick-billed Ground Pigeon
Subfamily Otidiphabinae – Pheasant Pigeon
Genus Otidiphaps – Pheasant Pigeon
Subfamily Didunculinae – Tooth-billed Pigeon
Genus Didunculus – Tooth-billed Pigeon
Subfamily Gourinae – crowned pigeons
Genus Goura (3 species)
Blue Crowned Pigeon, Goura cristata
Southern Crowned Pigeon, Goura scheepmakeri
Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria
Subfamily N.N. ("Treroninae") – green and fruit doves and imperial pigeons
Genus Ducula – imperial-pigeons (36 species)
Collared Imperial Pigeon Ducula mullerii
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
White-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula forsteni
Genus Lopholaimus – Topknot Pigeon
Genus Hemiphaga (2 species)
New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Genus Cryptophaps – Sombre Pigeon
Genus Gymnophaps – mountain-pigeons (3 species)
Genus Ptilinopus – fruit doves (some 50 living species, 1-2 recently extinct)
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu
Pink-headed Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus porphyreus
Genus Natunaornis – Viti Levu Giant Pigeon (prehistoric)
Genus Drepanoptila – Cloven-feathered Dove
Genus Alectroenas – blue pigeons (3 living species)
Subfamily Raphinae – didines
Genus Raphus – Dodo (extinct; late 17th century)
Genus Pezophaps – Rodrigues Solitaire (extinct; c.1730)
Placement unresolved
Genus Caloenas – Nicobar Pigeon
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Genus Treron – green pigeons (23 species)
Genus Phapitreron – brown doves (3 species)
Genus Leucosarcia – Wonga Pigeon
Genus Microgoura – Choiseul Crested Pigeon (extinct; early 20th century)
Genus Dysmoropelia – Saint Helena Dove (extinct)
Genus Bountyphaps - Henderson Island Archaic Pigeon (prehistoric)