Columbinae | |
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Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) with plumage pattern ofS. c. tigrina | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Subfamily: | Columbinae Leach, 1820 |
Genera | |
Seetext (many genera) |
Columbinae is a subfamily of birds from the familyColumbidae. Otherwise, four generaGeotrygon,Leptotila,Starnoenas andZenaida form subfamilyLeptotilinae.
Including four extinctmonotypic genera: