List of Columbidae genera
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 based on the work by John Boyd.[6]
Placement unresolved
- Genus †Arenicolumbina Steadman 2008
- Genus †Bountyphaps Worthy & Wragg 2008 (Henderson Island archaic pigeon) (prehistoric)
- Genus †Dysmoropelia Olson 1975 (Saint Helena dove)
- Genus †Rupephaps Worthy et al. 2009 (St. Bathans pigeons)
Subfamily Columbinae (typical pigeons and doves)
- Tribe Zenaidini [Leptotilinae] (quail-doves)
- Genus Geotrygon (Quail-doves 10 species)
- Genus Starnoenas (Blue-headed quail-dove)
- Genus Leptotrygon (olive-backed quail-dove)
- Genus Leptotila (11 species)
- Genus Zenaida (7 species)
- Genus Zentrygon (8 species)
- Tribe Columbini
- Genus Patagioenas (American pigeons 17 species)
- Genus †Ectopistes (passenger pigeon; extinct 1914)
- Genus Reinwardtoena (3 species)
- Genus Turacoena (2 species)
- Genus Macropygia (10 species)
- Genus Streptopelia (turtledoves, 14–18 living species)
- Genus Columba [Aplopelia] (Old World pigeons 33–34 living species, 2–3 recently extinct)
- Genus Spilopelia
- Genus Nesoenas
Subfamily Columbininae (American ground doves)
- Genus Claravis (3 species)
- Genus Uropelia (long-tailed ground dove)
- Genus Metriopelia (4 species)
- Genus Columbina (7 species + 2 often separated in Scardafella)
Subfamily Raphinae
- Tribe Phabini (bronzewings and relatives)
- Genus Henicophaps (2 species)
- Genus Gallicolumba (16–17 living species, 3–4 recently extinct)
- Genus Alopecoenas
- Genus Ocyphaps (crested pigeon)
- Genus Petrophassa (rock pigeons, 2 species)
- Genus Leucosarcia (wonga pigeon)
- Genus Geopelia (3–5 species)
- Genus Phaps (3 species)
- Genus Geophaps (3 species)
- Tribe Raphini [Didunculinae; Otidiphabinae; Gourinae] (didines)
- Genus ?†Natunaornis (Viti Levu giant pigeon) (prehistoric)
- Genus Trugon (thick-billed ground pigeon)
- Genus †Microgoura (Choiseul crested pigeon, extinct early 20th century)
- Genus Otidiphaps (pheasant pigeon)
- Genus Goura (3 species)
- Genus Didunculus (tooth-billed pigeon)
- Genus Caloenas (Nicobar pigeon)
- Genus †Raphus (dodo, extinct late 17th century)
- Genus †Pezophaps (Rodrigues solitaire, extinct c. 1730)
- Tribe Turturini (Indopacific ground doves)
- Genus Phapitreron (brown doves, 3 species)
- Genus Oena (Namaqua dove, tentatively placed here)
- Genus Turtur (African wood doves, 5 species; tentatively placed here)
- Genus Chalcophaps (Emerald-doves,2 species)
- Tribe Treronini
- Genus Treron (green pigeons, 23 species)
- Tribe Ptilinopini (fruit doves and imperial pigeons)
- Genus Ducula (imperial pigeons, 36 species)
- Genus Ptilinopus [Drepanoptila; Alectroenas] (fruit doves, some 50 living species, 1–2 recently extinct)
- Genus Hemiphaga (2 species)
- Genus Lopholaimus (topknot pigeon)
- Genus Cryptophaps (sombre pigeon)
- Genus Gymnophaps (mountain pigeons, 3 species)
References
- ↑ del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (1997). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9.
- ↑ IOC World Bird List v6.3 . "IOC Names File Plus 6.3". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015). "02 → Gᴀʟʟᴏᴀɴsᴇʀᴀᴇ : Gᴀʟʟɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs". English Names of Birds. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Aves [Avialae]– basal birds". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Taxonomic lists- Aves". Paleofile.com (net, info). Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Boyd, John (2007). "COLUMBEA: Mirandornithes, Columbimorphae". John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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