Fossil record of the Columbiformes

Columbidae

Arenicolumba prattae (Becker & Brodkorb)

Columba congi Hou [1]
Columba melitensis Lydekker (?)
Columba omnisanctorum Ballmann
Columba sp. ‘Varshets, Bulgaria’

Deliaphaps zealandiensis De Pietri, Scofield, Tennyson, Hand & Worthy

Dysmoropelia dekarchiskos Olson

Gerandia calcaria (Milne-Edwards)

Lithophaps ulnaris De Vis

Patagioenas micula Stirton

Primophaps schoddei Worthy

Rupephaps taketake Worthy et al.

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References:

[1] Shen Wei; Thomas A. Stidham; Li Zhi-Heng: Reexamination of the oldest pigeon (Aves: Columbidae) from Asia: Columba congi from the Early Pleistocene of Zhoukoudian, Beijing, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica. DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.210304. 2020

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edited: 07.03.2021