The PEDIGREE of
Family Columbidae (Doves & Pigeons)

 "Child(ren)":       Subfamily Columbinae   ;   bronzewings   ;   rock-pigeons   ;   wood-doves   ;   quail-doves   ;   American ground doves   ;   pheasant pigeon   ;   tooth-billed pigeon   ;   crowned pigeons   ;   fruit doves etc.   ;   brown doves   ;   green pigeons   ;   Raphinae (extinct :: dodo etc.)   ;   etc.   ;   300+ living species altogether
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/-- Superclass Ornithodira   +====> [ 79]
/-- Clade Dinosauria
/-- Clade Saurischia ('lizard-hipped' dinosaurs)
/-- Clade Theropoda (Bipedal Dinosaurs)
/-- Clade Tetanurae
/-- Clade Coelurosauria (Feathered Theropods)
/-- Clade Maniraptora
/-- Clade Avialae (Birds)
/-- Clade Euornithes (Advanced Flying Birds)
/-- Class Aves (Modern Beaked Birds)
/-- Subclass Neornithes
/-- Infraclass Neognathae
/-- Legion Neoaves
/-- Sublegion Metaves
/-- Order Columbiformes
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- Family Columbidae (Doves & Pigeons)
 

 
  ``Grandchild:''       Genus Streptopelia (turtledoves)
 

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