Columbimorphae

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Columbimorphae
Temporal range: Eocene–Holocene
Pin-tailed sandgrouse (
Pterocles alchata
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Clade: Columbimorphae
Latham, 1790
Clades
  • Columbiformes
    (pigeons and doves)
  • Pteroclimesites Sangster et al., 2022[1]
    • Pterocliformes
      (sandgrouses)
    • Mesitornithiformes
      (mesites)

Columbimorphae is a

Mesitornithiformes (mesites).[2][3] Previous analyses had also recovered this grouping,[4][5][6] although the exact relationships differed. Some studies indicated a sister relationship between sandgrouse and pigeons (the traditional view)[5][7][8] while other studies favored a sister grouping of mesites and sandgrouse instead.[6]

Columbimorphae

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Pteroclimesites

Pterocliformes (sandgrouse)

Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

References