Order Columbiformes Latham 1790 (dove)
Parent taxon: Psittacimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mayr 2005, Parmalee 1992, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1960, Worthy and Nguyen 2020 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Psittaciformes
Subtaxa: Columbae Columbidae Dididae Pterocletes
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore