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Columbinae
Columbinae is a subfamily of birds from the family Columbidae. Otherwise, four genera Geotrygon, Leptotila, Starnoenas and Zenaida form subfamily Leptotilinae.
| Columbinae | |
|---|---|
| Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) with plumage pattern of S. c. tigrina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Subfamily: | Columbinae Leach, 1820 |
| Genera | |
| See text (many genera) | |
Genera edit
- Caloenas
- Chalcophaps
- Claravis
- Columba
- Columbina
- Gallicolumba
- Geopelia
- Geophaps
- Geotrygon
- Henicophaps
- Leptotila
- Leucosarcia – wonga pigeon
- Macropygia
- Metriopelia
- Nesoenas
- Ocyphaps – crested pigeon
- Oena – Namaqua dove
- Patagioenas
- Petrophassa
- Phaps
- Reinwardtoena
- Spilopelia
- Starnoenas – blue-headed quail-dove
- Streptopelia
- Trugon – thick-billed ground pigeon
- Turacoena
- Turtur
- Uropelia – long-tailed ground dove
- Zenaida
Including four extinct monotypic genera:
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Columbinae.
- Banks, R.C.; Weckstein, J.D.; Remsen Jr, J.V.; Johnson, K.P. (2013). "Classification of a clade of New World doves (Columbidae: Zenaidini)". Zootaxa. 3669 (2): 184–188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.11.