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The common bronzewing has a widespread distribution across Australia and lives in most habitats except dense rainforest and the driest deserts

A white-bellied green pigeon feeding on fruit

The zebra dove has been widely introduced around the world

Pigeons or doves are the bird family Columbidae.

The common names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. In ornithology, "dove" tends to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones. The wild ancestor of the domestic pigeon is the "rock dove". The feral pigeon is common in many cities.

There are more than 300 species in the family. They usually make nests of sticks, and their two white eggs are incubated by both the male and the female parent. Doves feed on seeds, fruit and plants.