Columbea

Columbea is a clade suggested by genome analysis that contains Columbiformes (pigeons and doves), Pteroclidae (sandgrouses), Mesitornithidae (mesites) and Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes).[1] Until their recent placement as the sister taxon to Passerea, in the last decade various genetic analysis found them to be in (the almost obsolete) clade Metaves.[2][3]

Columbea
Mirandornithes/Phoenicopterimorphae

Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos)

Podicipediformes (grebes)

Columbimorphae

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Pterocliformes (sandgrouses)

Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

Columbea
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathae
Clade: Neoaves
Clade: Columbea
Jarvis et al., 2014
Clades

References

  1. Jarvis, E.D.; et al. (2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science. 346 (6215): 1320–1331. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. PMC 4405904. PMID 25504713.
  2. Ericson, P. G.P; Anderson, C. L; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S; Kallersjo, M.; Ohlson, J. I; Parsons, T. J; Zuccon, D.; Mayr, G. (2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters. 2 (4): 543–547. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523. PMC 1834003. PMID 17148284.
  3. Hackett, S. J.; Kimball, R. T.; Reddy, S.; et al. (2008). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History" (PDF). Science. 320 (5884): 1763–1768. doi:10.1126/science.1157704. PMID 18583609.


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