Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Parent taxon: Columbidae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Peterson 1999 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Alectroenas, Alopecoenas, Arenicolumba, Bountyphaps, Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Chloroenas, Claravis, Columba, Columbina, 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, Trugon, Geopelia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Columbinae in the database