George Sanker / Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on branch in snow, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, February.

Alan Williams / Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) flock in flight over houses, Cheshire, UK, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) hiding Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) prey from passing crows. Southern Norway, February.

Roland Seitre / Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) feeding on fruit, Touaourou mission,Yate, South Province, New Caledonia.

Roland Seitre / Cloven-feathered dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) captive, Parc zoologique et forestier / Zoological and Forest Park, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia

Robin Chittenden,Robin Chittenden / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Norwich, Norfolk, UK, March

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) perched on a snow covered branch, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, April.

Brent Stephenson / Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) perched on a branch. Takapoto, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, November.

Martin Camm / Carwardine / Illustration of Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), Columbidae, endemic to Mauritius. Extinct since the mid to late 17th century (Wildlife Art Company).

Mark Bowler / Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) head portrait, vulnerable species, captive

Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dodo {Raphus cucullatus} reconstruction. Extinct.

Pete Oxford / Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata) four huddled together on branch, Brazil