Genus of birds
Columbina is a genus of small doves in the family Columbidae that live in the New World. They range from the southern United States through Central America and much of South America. "Columbina" doves are normally found in pairs or small flocks and generally occur in open country. They have maroon irides and pinkish legs. In flight, some species show a distinctive flash of rufous in the wings, while others show black-and-white wing-patterns.
The genus was introduced in 1825 by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix. The name is from Latin "columbinus" meaning "of a dove" or "dove-like". The type species was designated as the "C. strepitans" by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1841. This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the picui ground dove "Columbina picui strepitans".
The genus contains nine species:
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