ADW: Columbinae: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Columbiformes (doves and pigeons)
        
        Family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
        
        Subfamily Columbinae (typical doves and pigeons)
        
        Genus Caloenas (Nicobar pigeons)
        
        Genus Chalcophaps (emerald doves)
        
        Genus Claravis (colorful ground doves)
        
        Genus Columba (pigeons)
        
        Genus Columbina (ground-doves)
        
        Genus Ectopistes (passenger pigeons)
        
        Genus Gallicolumba (island ground-doves)
        
        Genus Geopelia (zebra doves)
        
        Genus Geophaps (Australian pigeons)
        
        Genus Geotrygon (quail-doves)
        
        Genus Henicophaps (New Guinean bronzewings)
        
        Genus Leptotila (white-tipped doves)
        
        Genus Leucosarcia (Wonga pigeon)
        
        Genus Macropygia (cuckoo-doves)
        
        Genus Metriopelia (ground doves)
        
        Genus Microgoura (Choiseul pigeon)
        
        Genus Nesoenas (pink pigeon)
        
        Genus Ocyphaps (crested pigeon)
        
        Genus Oena (Namaqua doves)
        
        Genus Petrophassa (rock pigeons)
        
        Genus Phaps (bronzewings)
        
        Genus Reinwardtoena (great cuckoo-doves)
        
        Genus Starnoenas (blue-headed quail-dove)
        
        Genus Streptopelia (turtle-doves)
        
        Genus Trugon (thick-billed ground pigeon)
        
        Genus Turacoena (white-faced and black cuckoo-doves)
        
        Genus Turtur (wood doves)
        
        Genus Uropelia (long-tailed ground dove)
        
        Genus Zenaida (zenaida doves)

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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Columbinaetypical doves and pigeons

Columbinae
typical doves and pigeons