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Columbina (ground dove)

Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Taxonomy
Columbina was named by Spix (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Columbidae by Spix (1825), Morgan (1994), Steadman (2008) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Columbina Spix
1826Columbigallina Boie
1829Chamaepelia Cuvier
1855Scardafella Bonaparte
1994Columbina Morgan p. 468
2008Columbina Steadman
2017Columbina Clements et al.

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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
genusColumbinaSpix 1825

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.

G. Columbina Spix 1825 [ground dove]
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Columbina cruziana Prévost 1832 [croaking ground-dove]
Columbina inca Lesson 1847 [inca dove]
Columbina passerina Linnaeus 1758 [common ground-dove]
†Columbina prattae Becker and Brodkorb 1825 [ground dove]
Columbina talpacoti Temminck 1810 [ruddy ground-dove]
Invalid names: Chamaepelia Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Columbigallina Boie 1826 [synonym], Scardafella Bonaparte 1855 [synonym]
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: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004

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 (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Columbina passerina (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Columbina cruziana (152599)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Columbina talpacoti, Columbina cruziana (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Columbina sp. (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Columbigallina passerina (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Columbina passerina (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Columbina passerina (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Haiti Chamaepelia passerina (195073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Scardafella inca (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Columbigallina passerina (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Columbina passerina (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Columbina passerina (194483)