Lemon dove Giant's Castle Game Reserve, South Africa Immature at Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Columba Species: C. larvata Binomial name Columba larvata Temminck, 1809 Synonyms Aplopelia larvata Bonaparte, 1855