Organisms

Columbidae

Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.

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Abstract

Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.

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Synonyms

21 entry terms
  • Doves
  • Pigeons
  • Dove
  • Pigeon
  • Columba livia
  • Domestic Pigeons
  • Feral Pigeons
  • Rock Doves
  • Rock Pigeons
  • Domestic Pigeon
  • Dove, Rock
  • Doves, Rock
  • Feral Pigeon
  • Pigeon, Domestic
  • Pigeon, Feral
  • Pigeon, Rock
  • Pigeons, Domestic
  • Pigeons, Feral
  • Pigeons, Rock
  • Rock Dove
  • Rock Pigeon

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1968)

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1966-1967)
  • Poultry (1966-1967)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.165w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Columbidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010856. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010856
  2. Columbidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae
  3. Columbidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10856