Columbiformes
Columbiformes is an order of birds that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order. A cosmopolitan order of land birds with four unwebbed toes, short legs, small heads, and usually little visible difference between the sexes that includes the sandgrouse and the pigeons and doves together with their extinct relatives, the dodo and solitaire.
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| Pink-necked green pigeon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Columbimorphae |
| Order: | Columbiformes Latham, 1790 |
| Family: | Columbidae Leach, 1820 |
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| Geographic range of the family Columbidae | |
Columbiformes Media
A landing collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) displays the contour and flight feathers of its wings.
Pigeon feather types, excluding down
Snow pigeons flying at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,700 m) above sea level
White-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) feeding on fruit
Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) on its nest, with one unhatched egg and one hatchling
The Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) is extinct in the wild.
The Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) is often stated to be the dodo's closest living relative.
Snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) in Sela, Arunachal Pradesh
The stock dove (Columba oenas) of Europe is a typical member of the Columbinae.
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is common throughout Europe. This one is eating Cotoneaster frigidus berries.
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