Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Burney et al. 2008, Meijer et al. 2013 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Columbinae, Didunculinae, Drepanoptila, Ducula, Dysmoropelia, Ectopistes, Eurostopodinae, Gallicolumba, Geotrygon, Gerandia, Gourinae, Hemiphaga, Leptotila, Leucosarcia, Lithophaps, Macropygia, Microena, Natunaornis, Nesoenas, Ocyphaps, Oena, Patagioenas, Peristerinae, Pezophaps, Phaps, Primophaps, Ptilinopus, Raphus, Rupephaps, Spilopelia, Treron, Turtur, Zenaida, Trugon, Lopholaimus, Geopelia
Subtaxa: Streptopelia bitorquata Streptopelia orientalis Streptopelia picturata Streptopelia turtur
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Indonesia (2), Italy (2), Japan (2), Madagascar (2), Reunion (1), the Russian Federation (1), Sudan (1), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene of Tanzania (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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