List of wild pigeons genera

This page is a list of the genera of pigeons and doves (the family Columbidae), which are a clade of bird species of cosmopolitan distribution. The group has 310 living species.[1][2][3] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive[4] and Paleofile.com websites.[5] Classification is based on the work by John Boyd.[6]

Placement unresolved

  • Genus †Arenicolumba Steadman, 2008
  • Genus †Bountyphaps Worthy & Wragg, 2008 (Henderson Island archaic pigeon) (prehistoric)
  • Genus †Dysmoropelia Olson, 1975 (Saint Helena dove)
  • Genus †Rupephaps Worthy, Hand, Worthy, Tennyson, & Scofield, 2009 (St. Bathans pigeon, Miocene of New Zealand)

Subfamily Columbinae (typical pigeons and doves)

  • Tribe Zenaidini [Leptotilinae] (quail-doves and allies)
    • Genus Geotrygon (10 species)
    • Genus Starnoenas (blue-headed quail-dove)
    • Genus Leptotrygon (olive-backed quail-dove)
    • Genus Leptotila (11 species)
    • Genus Zenaida (7 species)
    • Genus Zentrygon (8 species)
  • Tribe Columbini
    • Genus Patagioenas (American pigeons, 17 species)
    • Genus †Ectopistes (passenger pigeon; extinct 1914)
    • Genus Reinwardtoena (3 species)
    • Genus Turacoena (3 species)
    • Genus Macropygia (typical cuckoo-doves, 15 species)
    • Genus Streptopelia (turtle doves and collared doves, 13 species)
    • Genus Columba (Old World pigeons, 35 species of which 2 recently extinct)
    • Genus Spilopelia (2 species)
    • Genus Nesoenas (3 species)

Subfamily Claravinae (American ground doves)

Subfamily Raphinae


References

  1. ^ del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (1997). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-22-9.
  2. ^ IOC World Bird List v6.3 [1]. "IOC Names File Plus 6.3". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015). "02 → Gᴀʟʟᴏᴀɴsᴇʀᴀᴇ : Gᴀʟʟɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs". English Names of Birds. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Aves [Avialae]– basal birds". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Taxonomic lists- Aves". Paleofile.com (net, info). Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ Boyd, John (2007). "COLUMBEA: Mirandornithes, Columbimorphae". John Boyd's website. Retrieved 30 December 2015.