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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Columbinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Subfamily

Order
  
Columbiformes

Lifespan
  
Rock dove: 6 years

Higher classification
  
Pigeons and doves

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Mass
  
Rock dove: 360 g, Common wood pigeon: 490 g

Lower classifications
  
Columba, Mourning dove, Zenaida doves, White‑winged dove, Ruddy ground dove

Columbinae is a subfamily of birds from the family Columbidae. Otherwise, four genera Geotrygon, Leptotila, Starnoenas and Zenaida form subfamily Leptotilinae.

Genera

  • Caloenas
  • Chalcophaps
  • Claravis
  • Columba
  • Columbina
  • Gallicolumba
  • Geopelia
  • Geophaps
  • Geotrygon
  • Henicophaps
  • Leptotila
  • Leucosarcia
  • Macropygia
  • Metriopelia
  • Nesoenas
  • Ocyphaps
  • Oena
  • Patagioenas
  • Petrophassa
  • Phaps
  • Reinwardtoena
  • Spilopelia
  • Starnoenas
  • Streptopelia
  • Trugon
  • Turacoena
  • Turtur
  • Uropelia
  • Zenaida

    • Including three extinct species:

  • †Arenicolumba
  • †Ectopistes
  • †Microgoura

    • References

    Columbinae Wikipedia
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