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Order ColumbiformesDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Subclass Neornithes Superorder Neognathae Order Columbiformes This group contains the pigeons and doves, which are found worldwide. They have a short, slender bill, with a fleshy pad at its base overhanging slit-like nostrils. Latin: columba, dove + forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991) |