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Zenaida aurita (zenaida dove)

Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Columba aurita Temminck
1965Zenaida aurita Bernstein p. 273
1982Zenaida aurita Olson and Hilgartner p. 35
1988Zenaida aurita Pregill et al. p. 16
1990Zenaida aurita Olson et al.
1994Zenaida aurita Morgan p. 481
1999Zenaida aurita Reis and Steadman p. 279
2011Zenaida aurita Olson p. 2 fig. 1C
2017Zenaida aurita Clements et al.
2018Zenaida aurita Oswald and Steadman p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—CoccygesHuxley 1867
superorderPsittacimorphae
orderColumbiformesLatham 1790
familyColumbidae
genusZenaidaBonaparte 1838
speciesaurita(Temminck 1809)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Zenaida aurita Temminck 1809 [zenaida dove]
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Zenaida aurita zenaida Bonaparte 1825 [zenaida dove]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:33:24
Modified: 2009-01-03 19:14:09
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Zenaida aurita (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Zenaida aurita (194443 194447 194452 194453)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Zenaida aurita (144649 194588 194590)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Zenaida aurita (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Zenaida aurita (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico Zenaida zenaida (194583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Montserrat Zenaida aurita (194568 194569 194570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Martinique Zenaida aurita (194486)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Zenaida aurita (194483)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Zenaida aurita (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Zenaida aurita (144134 186637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Zenaida aurita (94615)