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The bird order Columbiformes includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire and Réunion Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae.[1] 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order. [2] Like many birds, all Columbiformes are monogamous; that is, they have only one single mate at a time. Unlike most other birds, however, they are capable of drinking by sucking up water, without needing to tilt the head back. [1]
The Pteroclidae (sandgrouse) were formerly included in this order; they are now treated separately in the order Pteroclidiformes and are considered to be closer to the shorebirds.[1]
Osteology and DNA sequence analyses [3] [4] indicate that the the Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire are better considered as a subfamily Raphinae in the Columbidae pending availability of further information.
References
1. ^ "Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves, and Dodos)". Francis Hugh John Crome. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Eds. Michael Hutchins, Dennis A. Thoney, and Melissa C. McDade. Vol. 9: Birds II. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2004. p 241-246. 17 vols.
2. ^ [Curry, Robert. "Avian Orders: Columbiformes." BirdNet. 1 Nov. 2003. Smithsonian Institution. 11 Aug. 2007 <http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ORDERS/Columbiformes.html>.
3. ^ Janoo, Anwar (2005): Discovery of isolated dodo bones [Raphus cucullatus (L.), Aves, Columbiformes] from Mauritius cave shelters highlights human predation, with a comment on the status of the family Raphidae Wetmore, 1930. Annales de Paléontologie 91: 167–180. [English with French abstract] doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2004.12.002 (HTML abstract)
4. ^ Shapiro, Beth; Sibthorpe, Dean; Rambaut, Andrew; Austin, Jeremy; Wragg, Graham M.; Bininda-Emonds, Olaf R. P.; Lee, Patricia L. M. & Cooper, Alan (2002): Flight of the Dodo. Science 295: 1683. doi:10.1126/science.295.5560.1683 (HTML abstract) Supplementary information
2. ^ [Curry, Robert. "Avian Orders: Columbiformes." BirdNet. 1 Nov. 2003. Smithsonian Institution. 11 Aug. 2007 <http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ORDERS/Columbiformes.html>.
3. ^ Janoo, Anwar (2005): Discovery of isolated dodo bones [Raphus cucullatus (L.), Aves, Columbiformes] from Mauritius cave shelters highlights human predation, with a comment on the status of the family Raphidae Wetmore, 1930. Annales de Paléontologie 91: 167–180. [English with French abstract] doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2004.12.002 (HTML abstract)
4. ^ Shapiro, Beth; Sibthorpe, Dean; Rambaut, Andrew; Austin, Jeremy; Wragg, Graham M.; Bininda-Emonds, Olaf R. P.; Lee, Patricia L. M. & Cooper, Alan (2002): Flight of the Dodo. Science 295: 1683. doi:10.1126/science.295.5560.1683 (HTML abstract) Supplementary information
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S. chinensis
Binomial name
Streptopelia chinensis
(Scopoli, 1768)
Subspecies
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Binomial name
Streptopelia chinensis
(Scopoli, 1768)
Subspecies
- S. c. chinensis
- S. c. hainana
- S. c. suratensis
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Bateson, 1885
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Bateson, 1885
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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Columbidae
Subfamilies
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Subfamilies
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Raphinae
Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
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Columbidae
Subfamilies
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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Subfamilies
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Pigeons and doves constitute the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerine birds.
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Raphus
Brisson, 1760
Species: R. cucullatus
Binomial name
Raphus cucullatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Brisson, 1760
Species: R. cucullatus
Binomial name
Raphus cucullatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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T. solitarius
Binomial name
Threskiornis solitarius
Sélys, 1848
Synonyms
Raphus solitarius
Victoriornis imperialis
Borbonibis latipes
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Binomial name
Threskiornis solitarius
Sélys, 1848
Synonyms
Raphus solitarius
Victoriornis imperialis
Borbonibis latipes
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Raphinae
Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Monogamy is the custom or condition of having only one mate in a relationship, thus forming a couple. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word monos, which means one or alone, and the Greek word gamos, which means marriage or union.
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Pteroclidiformes
Family: Pteroclididae
Bonaparte, 1831
Genera
Pterocles
Syrrhaptes
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Family: Pteroclididae
Bonaparte, 1831
Genera
Pterocles
Syrrhaptes
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Pteroclidiformes
Family: Pteroclididae
Bonaparte, 1831
Genera
Pterocles
Syrrhaptes
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Family: Pteroclididae
Bonaparte, 1831
Genera
Pterocles
Syrrhaptes
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Raphus
Brisson, 1760
Species: R. cucullatus
Binomial name
Raphus cucullatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Brisson, 1760
Species: R. cucullatus
Binomial name
Raphus cucullatus
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Raphinae
Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Verheyen, 1957
Genera
Pezophaps (extinct)
Raphus (extinct)
Synonyms
Raphidae Poche, 1904
The Raphinae are a subfamily of extinct flightless birds colloquially called didines
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
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