Columbiformes
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| Columbiformes Fossil range: Early Miocene - Recent |
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Columbiformes are orders of birds includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order.
