List of wild pigeon species
The International Ornithological Committee accepts 352 species in family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves. They are distributed among 50 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. It includes 13 extinct species. For a list of domesticated breeds, see List of pigeon breeds.
The IOC breeding range descriptions use the following abbreviations for continents and other major geographic areas.
- AF: Africa
- AU: Australasia
- EU: Eurasia
- IO: Indian Ocean
- MA: Middle America
- NA: North America
- OR: Oriental region
- PO: Polynesia
- SA: South America