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Columbiformes

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Columbiformes
image:Spinifex_Pigeon.jpg
Spinifex Pigeon.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Columbiformes
Families
 Raphidae
 Columbidae

The order Columbiformes includes two families of birds: the Raphidae, to which the extinct Dodo, Reunion and Rodrigues Solitaires belonged, and the Columbidae, which includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons.