Family Columbidae
(doves and pigeons)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Order Columbiformes (doves and pigeons)
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  Family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
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  Subfamily Columbinae (typical doves and pigeons)
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  Genus Caloenas (Nicobar pigeons)
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  Genus Chalcophaps
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  Genus Claravis
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  Genus Columba (pigeons)
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  Genus Columbina (ground-doves)
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  Genus Ectopistes (passenger pigeons)
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  Genus Gallicolumba (island ground-doves)
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  Genus Geopelia (zebra doves)
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  Genus Geophaps
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  Genus Geotrygon (quail-doves)
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  Genus Henicophaps
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  Genus Leptotila (white-tipped doves)
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  Genus Leucosarcia
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  Genus Macropygia (cuckoo-doves)
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  Genus Metriopelia
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  Genus Microgoura
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  Genus Nesoenas
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  Genus Ocyphaps
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  Genus Oena
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  Genus Petrophassa
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  Genus Phaps
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  Genus Reinwardtoena
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  Genus Starnoenas
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  Genus Streptopelia (turtle-doves)
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  Genus Trugon
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  Genus Turacoena
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  Genus Turtur
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  Genus Uropelia
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  Genus Zenaida (zenaida doves)
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  Subfamily Didunculinae (tooth-billed pigeon)
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  Genus Didunculus
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  Subfamily Gourinae (crowned pigeons)
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  Genus Goura
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  Subfamily Otidiphabinae (pheasant pigeons)
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  Genus Otidiphaps
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  Subfamily Treroninae (fruit doves, imperial pigeons, and relatives)
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  Genus Alectroenas
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  Genus Cryptophaps
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  Genus Drepanoptila
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  Genus Ducula (Imperial pigeons)
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  Genus Gymnophaps
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  Genus Hemiphaga
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  Genus Lopholaimus
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  Genus Phapitreron
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  Genus Ptilinopus (fruit-doves)
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  Genus Treron