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, Lopholaimus, Geopelia, Trugon
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), Venezuela (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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