Columbinae

Columbinae

Translingual

Etymology

Columba +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Columbinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Columbidae – typical doves and pigeons.

Usage notes

• Research suggests that this is likely a paraphyletic group that would have to lose most if its members to be made into a more phylogenetically satisfactory monophyletic group of core genera that included Columba.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Columbiformes - order; Columbidae - family

Hyponyms

• (family): Columbini, Zenaidini - tribes
  • Columba - type genus; Nesoenas, Macropygia, Turacoena, Reinwardtoena, Streptopelia, Patagioenas, Spilopelia, †Ectopistes; Starnoenas, Geotrygon, Leptotrygon, Leptotila, Zenaida, Zentrygon - genera assigned to tribes in Columbinae
  • Caloenas, Chalcophaps, Claravis, Columbina, Gallicolumba, Geopelia, Geophaps, Henicophaps, Leucosarcia, Metriopelia, Ocyphaps, Oena, Petrophassa, Phaps, Trugon, Turtur, Uropelia, †Arenicolumba, †Microgoura - other genera in Columbinae

Further reading

• Columbinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Columbinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Columbidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Columbinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Columbinae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Columbidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Columbinae at Paleology Database