Columbinae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Columba +‎ -inae === Proper noun === Columbinae 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; Columbimorphae – clade; 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 Category:Columbidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Columbinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Columbidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux “Columbinae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026