Pigeons And Doves
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| Family | Leach |
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| Class | Aves |
| Order | Columbiformes |
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| Scientific name | Columbidae |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Did you know | Decaocto was a servant girl transformed into a dove by the gods to escape her unhappy treatment; the dove's mournful cry recalls her former life. |
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| ID | 931753 |
About Pigeons And Doves
Pigeons and doves constitute the animal family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species. They are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants.