Suborder Columbae (dove)
Parent taxon: Columbiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also De Vis 1892, Gadow 1898, Lambrecht 1933 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Columbidae, Columboidae, Dididae, Pterocletes
Subtaxa: Peristeridae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Columbae in the database