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Columbimorphae

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Kingdom
  
Clade
  
Higher classification
  
Columbea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Scientific name
  
Columbimorphae

Columbimorphae

Clade
  
ColumbimorphaeLatham, 1790

Similar
  
Anatalavis, Cypselomorphae, Mirandornithes, Bird, Columbiformes

Columbimorphae is a clade that includes birds of the orders Columbiformes (pigeons and doves), Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse), Mesitornithiformes (mesites), discovered by genome analysis. Previous analysis have also recover this grouping, although the exact relationships differ. Some studies indicate a sister relationship between sandgrouse and pigeons (the traditional view) while other studies favor a sister grouping of mesites and sandgrouse instead.

References

Columbimorphae Wikipedia


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