Columbaves

Columbaves Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Neoaves
Clade:	Columbaves Prum et al., 2015
Clades
Otidimorphae Columbimorphae

Columbaves is a clade that contains Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, and sandgrouse) and Otidimorphae (bustards, cuckoos, and turacos) discovered by genomic analysis. This conflicts with the Columbea and Otidae hypotheses which Mirandornithes are the sister taxon to Columbimorphae and Cypselomorphae the sister taxon to Otidimorphae respectfully. Both hypotheses however do not support the two subdivisions of Metaves and Coronoaves as previous studies had found.

Cuculiformes (cuckoos)

Musophagiformes (turacos)

Otidiformes (bustards)

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouses)

Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

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