Doves & PigeonsCommon Bronzewing Crested Pigeon Diamond Dove Flock Bronzewing Spinifex Pigeon Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

The family Columbidae consists of a group of birds we know commonly as doves and pigeons. The family contains some 344 species, that are divided into 50 genera, with thirteen extinct species.


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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Columbiformes
  • Family: Columbidae

Footnote & References

  1. Columbidae, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae (last visited July 15, 2021).

Doves & PigeonsCommon Bronzewing Crested Pigeon Diamond Dove Flock Bronzewing Spinifex Pigeon Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)