subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Ducula
''Ducula'' is a genus of the pigeon family Columbidae, collectively known as imperial pigeons. They are large to very large pigeons with a heavy build and medium to long tails. They are arboreal, feed mainly on fruit and are closely related to th ...
Hemiphaga
''Hemiphaga'' is the genus containing two large species of pigeons from New Zealand.
There are two subspecies of New Zealand pigeon, ''Hemiphaga novaseelandiae'': ''H. n. novaseelandiae'' of mainland New Zealand and the Norfolk pigeon (''H. n ...
Tongoenas
''Tongoenas'', also known as the Tongan giant pigeon, is an extinct genus of giant pigeon that grew up to long that was once native to the islands of Tonga. It had existed as a genus for at least 60,000 years, and went extinct around 850-600 BCE ...
'' Steadman and Takano, 2020Meet Tongoenas burleyi, Extinct Giant Pigeon from Tonga on: sci-news, Jul 23, 2020 by News StaffDavid W. Steadman, Oona M. Takano. 2020. A new genus and species of pigeon (Aves, Columbidae) from the Kingdom of Tonga, with an evaluation of hindlimb osteology of columbids from Oceania. Zootaxa 4810 (3); doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.1
Gallery of genera
Ptilinopus holosericeus - 1820-1860 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ15600077, crop.jpg, '' Drepanoptila''
Ducula mullerii mullerii qtl2.jpg, ''
Ducula
''Ducula'' is a genus of the pigeon family Columbidae, collectively known as imperial pigeons. They are large to very large pigeons with a heavy build and medium to long tails. They are arboreal, feed mainly on fruit and are closely related to th ...
Hemiphaga
''Hemiphaga'' is the genus containing two large species of pigeons from New Zealand.
There are two subspecies of New Zealand pigeon, ''Hemiphaga novaseelandiae'': ''H. n. novaseelandiae'' of mainland New Zealand and the Norfolk pigeon (''H. n ...
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Bird illustration by Elizabeth Gould for Birds of Australia, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own facsimile book402.jpg, '' Lopholaimus''
Ptilinopus layardi.jpg, '' Ptilinopus''