Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Synonyms: Chamaepelia Cuvier 1829, Columbigallina Boie 1826, Scardafella Bonaparte 1855
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Morgan 1994 and Steadman 2008
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, Columba, 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, Lopholaimus, Geopelia
Subtaxa: Columbina cruziana Columbina inca Columbina passerina Columbina prattae Columbina talpacoti
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (2), Cayman Islands (1), the Dominican Republic (2), Ecuador (1), Haiti (2), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (2), Venezuela (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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