Curlie

Columbiformes

Members of this order include doves and pigeons (Columbidae), the dodo and solitaires (Raphidae), and sandgrouse (Pteroclididae).

Columbidae

Doves and pigeons.

Sites about pigeons as pets, racing pigeons, and related topics should be listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Birds/Species/Pigeons/.

The best-known member of the Raphidae was Raphus cucullatus, commonly known as the dodo, an extinct species of flightless bird. The dodo was discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1584, and was extinct around 1681.