Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Synonym: Oreopeleia Reichenbach 1853
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Lambrecht 1933, Morgan 1994 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, Columbinae, Didunculinae, Drepanoptila, Ducula, Dysmoropelia, Ectopistes, Eurostopodinae, Gallicolumba, 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, Geopelia, Trugon, Lopholaimus
Subtaxa: Geotrygon chrysia Geotrygon larva Geotrygon montana Geotrygon mystacea
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (5 collections), Cayman Islands (1), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Montserrat (3), Puerto Rico (4)
Total: 18 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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