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Columba (bird), the Glossary

The bird genus Columba comprises a genus of medium to large pigeons.^[1]

90 relations: Afep pigeon, Africa, African olive pigeon, Americas, Andaman wood pigeon, Aristophanes, Ashy wood pigeon, Basal (phylogenetics), Biological specificity, Bird, Black wood pigeon, Bolle's pigeon, Bonin wood pigeon, Bulgaria, Cameroon olive pigeon, Carl Linnaeus, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, China, Chronospecies, Columbidae, Columbinae, Common wood pigeon, Comoro olive pigeon, Coracoid, Croatia, Domestic pigeon, Early Pleistocene, Eastern bronze-naped pigeon, England, Eurasia, European land mammal age, Evolutionary radiation, Extinction, Fantail pigeon, Fossil, Gargano, Genus, Greece, Greek language, Hill pigeon, Holotype, Island bronze-naped pigeon, Italy, Late Miocene, Late Pleistocene, Latin, Latinisation of names, Laurel pigeon, Lemon dove, Malta, ... Expand index (40 more) »
Columba (genus)

Afep pigeon

The afep pigeon (Columba unicincta), also known as the African wood-pigeon or gray wood-pigeon, is a member of the family Columbidae which lives in the Equatorial Forests of Africa. Columba (bird) and afep pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

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African olive pigeon

The African olive pigeon or Rameron pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape. Columba (bird) and African olive pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Americas

The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.

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Andaman wood pigeon

The Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and Andaman wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Aristophanes

Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy.

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Ashy wood pigeon

The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, found in temperate forests of southeastern Asia. Columba (bird) and ashy wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Basal (phylogenetics)

In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.

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Biological specificity

Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Black wood pigeon

The black wood pigeon or Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthina) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and black wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Bolle's pigeon

Bolle's pigeon, Bolle's laurel pigeon or dark-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba bollii) is a species of the genus Columba of family Columbidae, doves and pigeons, endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. Columba (bird) and Bolle's pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Bonin wood pigeon

The Bonin wood pigeon (Columba versicolor) was a pigeon endemic to Nakodo-jima and Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands, south of Japan. Columba (bird) and Bonin wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.

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Cameroon olive pigeon

The Cameroon olive pigeon (Columba sjostedti) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and Cameroon olive pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.

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Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist, and a nephew of Napoleon.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chronospecies

A chronospecies is a species derived from a sequential development pattern that involves continual and uniform changes from an extinct ancestral form on an evolutionary scale.

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Columbidae

Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons.

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Columbinae

Columbinae is a subfamily of birds from the family Columbidae.

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Common wood pigeon

The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), also known as simply wood pigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (Columbidae), native to the western Palearctic. Columba (bird) and common wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Comoro olive pigeon

The Comoro olive pigeon (Columba pollenii), also known as the Comoros Rameron pigeon or simply the Comoro pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and Comoro olive pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Coracoid

A coracoid (from Greek κόραξ, koraks, raven) is a paired bone which is part of the shoulder assembly in all vertebrates except therian mammals (marsupials and placentals).

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.

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Domestic pigeon

The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica) is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove or rock pigeon. Columba (bird) and domestic pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Early Pleistocene

The Early Pleistocene is an unofficial sub-epoch in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, representing the earliest division of the Pleistocene Epoch within the ongoing Quaternary Period.

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Eastern bronze-naped pigeon

The eastern bronze-naped pigeon (Columba delegorguei), also known as Delegorgue's pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and eastern bronze-naped pigeon are Columba (genus).

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia.

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European land mammal age

The European Land Mammal Mega Zones (abbreviation: ELMMZ, more commonly known as European land mammal ages or ELMA) are zones in rock layers that have a specific assemblage of fossils (biozones) based on occurrences of fossil assemblages of European land mammals.

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Evolutionary radiation

An evolutionary radiation is an increase in taxonomic diversity that is caused by elevated rates of speciation, that may or may not be associated with an increase in morphological disparity.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Fantail pigeon

The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Gargano

Gargano is a historical and geographical sub-region in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea, the "spur" on the Italian "boot".

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Hill pigeon

The hill pigeon, eastern rock dove, or Turkestan hill dove (Columba rupestris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and hill pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.

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Island bronze-naped pigeon

The island bronze-naped pigeon (Columba malherbii), also known as the São Tomé bronze-naped pigeon or São Tomé pigeon, is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. Columba (bird) and island bronze-naped pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Late Miocene

The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages.

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Late Pleistocene

The Late Pleistocene is an unofficial age in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, also known as the Upper Pleistocene from a stratigraphic perspective.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Latinisation of names

Latinisation (or Latinization) of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation, is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a modern Latin style.

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Laurel pigeon

The laurel pigeon or white-tailed laurel pigeon (Columba junoniae) is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). Columba (bird) and laurel pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Lemon dove

The lemon dove or cinnamon dove (Columba larvata) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae found in montane forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Columba (bird) and lemon dove are Columba (genus).

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mauritian wood pigeon

The Mauritian wood pigeon (Columba thiriouxi) is an extinct species of the pigeon genus Columba which was endemic to Mauritius. Columba (bird) and Mauritian wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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The metallic pigeon, (Columba vitiensis) also known as white-throated pigeon, is a medium-sized, up to 37 cm long, bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and metallic pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Million years ago

Million years ago, abbreviated as Mya, Myr (megayear) or Ma (megaannum), is a unit of time equal to (i.e. years), or approximately 31.6 teraseconds.

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Nesoenas

Nesoenas is a bird genus in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

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Nicholas Aylward Vigors

Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician.

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Nilgiri wood pigeon

The Nilgiri wood pigeon (Columba elphinstonii) is large pigeon found in the moist deciduous forests and sholas of the Western Ghats in southwestern India. Columba (bird) and Nilgiri wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Northumberland

Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.

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Old World

The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe after 1493, when Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas.

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Pale-capped pigeon

The pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea), also known as the purple wood pigeon, is a species of large pigeon that is found patchily distributed in parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Columba (bird) and pale-capped pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Patagioenas

Patagioenas is a genus of New World pigeons whose distinctness from the genus Columba was long disputed but ultimately confirmed.

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Piacenzian

The Piacenzian is in the international geologic time scale the upper stage or latest age of the Pliocene.

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Pigeon racing

Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.

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Richard Lydekker

Richard Lydekker (25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history.

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Rock dove

The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (also; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). Columba (bird) and rock dove are Columba (genus).

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Ryukyu wood pigeon

The Ryukyu wood pigeon (Columba jouyi), otherwise known as the silver-banded or silver-crescented pigeon is an extinct species of bird in the Columba genus in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and Ryukyu wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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São Tomé olive pigeon

The São Tomé olive pigeon or maroon pigeon (Columba thomensis) is an endangered species of pigeon which is endemic to the island of São Tomé off the coast of western Africa. Columba (bird) and São Tomé olive pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Silvery pigeon

The silvery pigeon (Columba argentina), also known as silvery wood-pigeon or grey wood-pigeon, is a species of pigeon found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Columba (bird) and silvery pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Snow pigeon

The snow pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the genus Columba in the family Columbidae from hilly regions of central Asia. Columba (bird) and snow pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Somali pigeon

The Somali pigeon (Columba oliviae) or Somali stock dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and Somali pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Speckled pigeon

The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), also African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. Columba (bird) and speckled pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Speckled wood pigeon

The speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) is a medium-sized pigeon of the family Columbidae which lives in montane forests of Kashmir to Northeast India, eastern Tibet, central China, Yunnan and Myanmar. Columba (bird) and speckled wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Spilopelia

Spilopelia is a genus of doves that are closely related to Streptopelia, yet distinguished from them by differences in morphology and behavior.

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Sri Lanka wood pigeon

The Sri Lankan wood pigeon or Ceylon wood pigeon (Columba torringtoniae) is a pigeon which is an endemic resident breeding bird in the mountains of Sri Lanka. Columba (bird) and Sri Lanka wood pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Stock dove

The stock dove or stock pigeon (Columba oenas) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. Columba (bird) and stock dove are Columba (genus).

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Streptopelia

Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

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Systema Naturae

(originally in Latin written with the ligature æ) is one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.

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The tarsometatarsus is a bone that is only found in the lower leg of birds and some non-avian dinosaurs.

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Taxonomy (biology)

In biology, taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.

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Trocaz pigeon

The trocaz pigeon, Madeira laurel pigeon or long-toed pigeon (Columba trocaz) is a pigeon which is endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal. Columba (bird) and trocaz pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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Varshets

Varshets (Вършец, variously transliterated) is a spa town in Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria.

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Western bronze-naped pigeon

The western bronze-naped pigeon (Columba iriditorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, part of the subgenus Turturoena. Columba (bird) and western bronze-naped pigeon are Columba (genus).

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White-collared pigeon

The white-collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and white-collared pigeon are Columba (genus).

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White-headed pigeon

The white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela) is a pigeon native to the east coast of Australia. Columba (bird) and white-headed pigeon are Columba (genus).

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White-naped pigeon

The white-naped pigeon (Columba albinucha) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and white-naped pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Yellow-eyed pigeon

The yellow-eyed pigeon, pale-backed pigeon, yellow-eyed dove or yellow-eyed stock dove (Columba eversmanni) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). Columba (bird) and yellow-eyed pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Yellow-legged pigeon

The yellow-legged pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) is a bird species in the family Columbidae. Columba (bird) and yellow-legged pigeon are Columba (genus).

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Zanclean

The Zanclean is the lowest stage or earliest age on the geologic time scale of the Pliocene.

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Zhoukoudian

Zhoukoudian Area is a town and an area located on the east Fangshan District, Beijing, China.

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10th edition of Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae (Latin; the English title is A General System of Nature) is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba_(bird)

Also known as Aplopelia, Columba (genus), Trocaza, Typical pigeons.

, Mauritian wood pigeon, Metallic pigeon, Million years ago, Nesoenas, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Northumberland, Old World, Pale-capped pigeon, Patagioenas, Piacenzian, Pigeon racing, Richard Lydekker, Rock dove, Ryukyu wood pigeon, São Tomé olive pigeon, Silvery pigeon, Snow pigeon, Somali pigeon, Speckled pigeon, Speckled wood pigeon, Spilopelia, Sri Lanka wood pigeon, Stock dove, Streptopelia, Systema Naturae, Tarsometatarsus, Taxonomy (biology), Trocaz pigeon, Type species, Varshets, Western bronze-naped pigeon, White-collared pigeon, White-headed pigeon, White-naped pigeon, Yellow-eyed pigeon, Yellow-legged pigeon, Zanclean, Zhoukoudian, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Columba (bird), the Glossary

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Columba (genus)

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