Biology:List of wild pigeons genera

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This page is a list of the genera of pigeons and doves (the family Columbidae), which are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution. The group has 310 living species.[1][2][3] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive[4] and Paleofile.com websites.[5] Classification is based on the work by John Boyd.[6]

Placement unresolved

  • Genus †Arenicolumba Steadman, 2008
  • Genus †Bountyphaps Worthy & Wragg, 2008 (Henderson Island archaic pigeon) (prehistoric)
  • Genus †Dysmoropelia Olson, 1975 (Saint Helena dove)
  • Genus †Rupephaps Worthy, Hand, Worthy, Tennyson, & Scofield, 2009 (St. Bathans pigeon, Miocene of New Zealand)

Subfamily Columbinae (typical pigeons and doves)

Subfamily Claravinae (American ground doves)

Subfamily Raphinae


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