Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Synonym: Trocaza Bonaparte 1854
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Alcover 1989, Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Hume 2011, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Morgan 1994, Olson 1985, Wetmore 1956 and Worthy 1997
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, 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, Streptopelia, Treron, Turtur, Zenaida, Trugon, Geopelia, Lopholaimus
Subtaxa: Columba janthina Columba junoniae Columba livia Columba melitensis Columba micula Columba oenas Columba omnisanctorum Columba palumbus Columba pisana Columba thiriouxi Columba vitiensis
Type: Columba palumbus
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), Croatia (1), East Timor (2), France (5), Greece (19), Italy (10), Japan (1), Mauritius (2), Monaco (1), New Caledonia (4), New Zealand (3), Papua New Guinea (1), Portugal (1), Spain (15), the United Kingdom (6), United States (3: Florida), Vanuatu (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), Spain (1)
Total: 79 collections including 112 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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