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Pigeons and Doves

Columbidae · 8 species

In Québec, the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes) counts 8 species of birds. The stars? Mourning Dove, Rock Pigeon and Eurasian Collared Dove, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  2. Côte-Nord6
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  5. Outaouais5
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  7. Lanaudière5
  8. Montérégie5
  9. Centre-du-Québec5
  10. Capitale-Nationale4
  11. Montréal4
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  13. Estrie3
  14. Nord-du-Québec3
  15. Laval3
  16. Laurentides3
  17. Mauricie2

Pigeons and Doves 8

Columbiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Columbidae
All8Columbidae8
Mourning Dove58,189 observations
Rock Pigeon51,623 observations
Eurasian Collared Dove298 observations
White-winged Dove180 observations
African Collared Dove106 observations
Band-tailed Pigeon32 observations
Common Ground Dove3 observations
Diamond Dove2 observations