Columba

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Columba Linnaeus, 1758

Columba; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba (Columbinae); [AVTAX]

Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Rock Dove Kesykyyhky Rock Pigeon
- Columba livia atlantis; [iNaturalist]
- Columba livia butleri; [iNaturalist]
- Columba livia canariensis; [iNaturalist]
- Columba livia domestica; [iNaturalist]
- Columba livia nigricans; [iNaturalist]
- Columba livia; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
900x648 (~79Kb) USA: Green Lake, Seattle, King Co., WA, 20.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
a "breed" of domestic pigeon det. John Pire
- C. l. dakhlae Meinertzhagen, 1928
  - Columba livia dakhlae; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. gaddi Zarudny & Loudon, 1906
  - Columba livia gaddi; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. gymnocycla Gray, 1856
  - Columba livia gymnocycla; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. intermedia Strickland, 1844
  - Columba livia intermedia; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. livia
  - Columba livia livia; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. neglecta Hume, 1873
  - Columba livia neglecta; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. palaestinae Zedlitz, 1912
  - Columba livia palaestinae; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. schimperi Bonaparte, 1854
  - Columba livia schimperi; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. targia Geyr von Schweppenburg, 1916
  - Columba livia targia; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba rupestris Pallas, 1811 Hill Pigeon
- Columba rupestris; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. r. rupestris
  - Columba rupestris rupestris; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. r. turkestanica Buturlin, 1908
  - Columba rupestris turkestanica; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba leuconota Vigors, 1831 Altai, Pamirs, Kazakhstan. See [maps] Snow Pigeon
- Columba leuconota; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. gradaria Hartert, 1916
  - Columba leuconota gradaria; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. l. leuconota
  - Columba leuconota leuconota; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758
- Columba guinea; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. g. guinea
  - Columba guinea guinea; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. g. phaeonota Gray, 1856
  - Columba guinea phaeonota; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba albitorques Ruppell, 1837
- Columba albitorques; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba oenas Linnaeus, 1758 Uuttukyyhky Stock Dove Western Stock Pigeon
- Columba oenas; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. o. oenas
  - Columba oenas oenas; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. o. yarkandensis Buturlin, 1908
  - Columba oenas yarkandensis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba eversmanni Bonaparte, 1856 Kopet-Dagh, Aral Sea - W.Tadjhikistan, S.Iran (winters), Afghanistan, Hindustan. See [maps] Eastern Stock Pigeon
- Columba eversmanni; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba oliviae Clarke, 1918
- Columba oliviae; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 Wood Pigeon Sepelkyyhky

Columba palumbus; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

900x761 (~135Kb) Finland, N: Espoo, Tapiola, 13.6.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

852x777 (~127Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 09.05.2010 (35°45'E, 54°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

634x624 (~138Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 2.5.2015 (35°46'E, 54°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

C. p. azorica Hartert, 1905
- Columba palumbus azorica; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
C. p. casiotis (Bonaparte, 1854)
- Columba palumbus casiotis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
C. p. excelsa (Bonaparte, 1856)
- Columba palumbus excelsa; [AVTAX]
C. p. iranica (Zarudny, 1910)
- Columba palumbus iranica; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
C. p. maderensis Tschusi, 1904
- Columba palumbus maderensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Columba palumbus maderensis †; [AVTAX]
C. p. palumbus
- Columba palumbus palumbus; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Columba trocaz Heineken, 1829
- Columba trocaz; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba bollii Godman, 1872
- Columba bollii; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba junoniae Hartert, 1916 Laurel Pigeon
- Columba junoniae; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba unicincta Cassin, 1860
- Columba unicincta; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba arquatrix Temminck, 1808
- Columba arquatrix; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba sjostedti Reichenow, 1901
- Columba sjostedti; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba thomensis Bocage, 1888
- Columba thomensis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba pollenii Schlegel, 1865
- Columba pollenii; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba hodgsonii Vigors, 1832
- Columba hodgsonii; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba albinucha Sassi, 1911
- Columba albinucha; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba pulchricollis Blyth, 1846
- Columba pulchricollis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba elphinstonii (Sykes, 1832)
- Columba elphinstonii; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba torringtoniae (Kelaart, 1853)
- Columba torringtoniae; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba punicea Blyth, 1842
- Columba punicea; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba argentina Bonaparte, 1855
- Columba argentina; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba palumboides (Hume, 1873)
- Columba palumboides; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba janthina Temminck, 1830
- Columba janthina; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. j. janthina
  - Columba janthina janthina; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. j. nitens (Stejneger, 1887)
  - Columba janthina nitens; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. j. stejnegeri (Kuroda, 1923)
  - Columba janthina stejnegeri; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
Columba versicolor Kittlitz, 1832
- Columba versicolor; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Columba versicolor †; [AVTAX]
Columba jouyi (Stejneger, 1887)
- Columba jouyi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Columba jouyi †; [AVTAX]
Columba vitiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
- Columba vitiensis godmanae; [CoL]
- Columba vitiensis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. anthracina (Hachisuka, 1939)
  - Columba vitiensis anthracina; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. castaneiceps Peale, 1848
  - Columba vitiensis castaneiceps; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. griseogularis (Walden & Layard, 1872)
  - Columba vitiensis griseogularis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. halmaheira (Bonaparte, 1855)
  - Columba vitiensis halmaheira; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. hypoenochroa (Gould, 1856)
  - Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. leopoldi (Tristram, 1879)
  - Columba vitiensis leopoldi; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. metallica Temminck, 1835
  - Columba vitiensis metallica; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. v. vitiensis
  - Columba vitiensis vitiensis; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba leucomela Temminck, 1821
- Columba leucomela; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba pallidiceps (Ramsay, 1878)
- Columba pallidiceps; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847
- Columba delegorguei; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. d. delegorguei
  - Columba delegorguei delegorguei; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- C. d. sharpei (Salvadori, 1893)
  - Columba delegorguei sharpei; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba iriditorques Cassin, 1856
- Columba iriditorques; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba malherbii Verreaux,J & Verreaux, 1851
- Columba malherbii; [AVTAX]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Columba larvata Temminck, 1809
- Columba larvata; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. bronzina Ruppell, 1837
  - Columba larvata bronzina; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. inornata (Reichenow, 1892)
  - Columba larvata inornata; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. jacksoni (Sharpe, 1904)
  - Columba larvata jacksoni; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. larvata
  - Columba larvata larvata; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. principalis (Hartlaub, 1866)
  - Columba larvata principalis; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. samaliyae (White, 1948)
  - Columba larvata samaliyae; [AVTAX]; [CoL]
- C. l. simplex (Hartlaub, 1849)
  - Columba larvata simplex; [AVTAX]; [CoL]

Unmatched external taxa

Columba thiriouxi; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AVTAX] Zoonomen
Extracted during June 2011, for most recent information, verify using links provided; Zoological Nomenclature Resource; Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[John Pire]
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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