Columbina

Translingual

Etymology

A diminutive of Columba.

Proper noun

Columbina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – certain New World ground doves.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Columbinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Columbina picui strepitans - type subspecies; Columbina buckleyi (Ecuadorian ground dove), Columbina cruziana (croaking ground dove), Columbina cyanopis (blue-eyed ground dove), Columbina inca (Inca dove), Columbina minuta (plain-breasted ground dove), Columbina passerina (common ground dove), Columbina picui (Picui ground dove), Columbina squammata (scaled dove), Columbina talpacoti (ruddy ground dove) - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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