Columbea

Clade of birds

Columbea Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)

Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Neognathae
Clade:	Neoaves
Clade:	Columbea Jarvis et al., 2014
Clades
Columbimorphae Mirandornithes

Columbea is a clade suggested by genome analysis that contains Columbiformes (pigeons and doves), Pteroclidae (sandgrouse), Mesitornithidae (mesites) and Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes).^[2] Until their recent placement as the sister taxon to Passerea, in the last decade various genetic analysis found them to be in the obsolete clade Metaves.^[3]^[4]

Columbea

Mirandornithes

	Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos)

	Podicipediformes (grebes)

(Phoenicopterimorphae)

Columbimorphae

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

	Pterocliformes (sandgrouse)

	Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

References

^ Mourer-Chauvire, C. (1992) A very large primitive sandgrouse aves columbiformes pteroclidae in the paleogene of phosphorites du quercy france Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Serie II Mecanique-Physique-Chimie Sciences de l'Univers Sciences de la Terre 314(2):228-235
^ Jarvis, E.D.; et al. (2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science. 346 (6215): 1320–1331. Bibcode:2014Sci...346.1320J. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. PMC 4405904. PMID 25504713.
^ Ericson, P. G.P; Anderson, C. L; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S; Kallersjo, M.; Ohlson, J. I; Parsons, T. J; Zuccon, D.; Mayr, G. (2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters. 2 (4): 543–547. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523. PMC 1834003. PMID 17148284.
^ Hackett, S. J.; Kimball, R. T.; Reddy, S.; et al. (2008). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History" (PDF). Science. 320 (5884): 1763–1768. Bibcode:2008Sci...320.1763H. doi:10.1126/science.1157704. PMID 18583609. S2CID 6472805.

Birds (class: Aves)

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Lists

Neornithes

Palaeognathae	Struthioniformes (ostriches) Rheiformes (rheas) Tinamiformes (tinamous) Apterygiformes (kiwis) Casuariiformes (emus and cassowaries)

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(fowls)

Anseriformes
(waterfowls)

Anatidae (ducks)	Anatinae Aythyini Mergini Oxyurini Anserinae swans true geese Dendrocygninae Stictonettinae Tadorninae
Anhimidae	Anhima Chauna
Anseranatidae	Anseranas

Galliformes
(landfowls-
gamebirds)

Cracidae	Cracinae Oreophasinae Penelopinae
Megapodidae	Aepypodius Alectura Eulipoa Leipoa Macrocephalon Megapodius Talegalla
Numididae	Acryllium Agelastes Guttera Numida
Odontophoridae	Callipepla Colinus Cyrtonyx Dactylortyx Dendrortyx Odontophorus Oreortyx Philortyx Rhynchortyx
Phasianidae	Meleagridinae (turkeys) Perdicinae Phasianinae (pheasants and relatives) Tetraoninae

Neoaves

Columbea

Columbimorphae	Columbiformes (doves and pigeons) Mesitornithiformes (mesites) Pterocliformes (sandgrouse)
Mirandornithes	Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) Podicipediformes (grebes)

Passerea

Otidimorphae	Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Musophagiformes (turacos) Otidiformes (bustards)
Strisores	Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and relatives) Steatornithiformes Podargiformes Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)
Opisthocomiformes	Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)
Cursorimorphae	Charadriiformes (gulls and relatives) Gruiformes (cranes and relatives)
Phaethontimorphae	Phaethontiformes (tropicbirds) Eurypygiformes (kagu and sunbittern)
Aequornithes	Gaviiformes (loons or divers) Sphenisciformes (penguins) Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels) Ciconiiformes (storks) Suliformes (cormorants and relatives) Pelecaniformes (pelicans and relatives)
Australaves	Cariamiformes (seriemas and relatives) Falconiformes (falcons and relatives) Psittaciformes (parrots) Passeriformes (perching birds)
Afroaves	Cathartiformes (New World vultures and condors) Accipitriformes (eagles and hawks) Strigiformes (owls) Coliiformes (mousebirds) Trogoniformes (trogons and quetzals) Leptosomiformes (cuckoo-roller) Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes) Coraciiformes (kingfishers and rollers) Piciformes (woodpeckers and relatives)