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Columbidae

Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory).

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Columbidae

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Triples81
Avg. degree1.99
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Columbidae

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related to External links · 24
Columbidae → American National Pigeon Association, Breeds, British Pigeon Show Society, Conservation, Contents, Cuniculture, Entente Européenne, Fact Sheet, Fame, Fancy Pigeons, Groups, Hall, Internet Bird CollectionThe, List, National Pest Management Association, NPA Standard, October, PDF, Pigeon, Pigeons
related to Taxonomy and systematics · 21
Columbidae → American, As, British Museum, Claravinae, Columbinae, Columbini, Cuban, English, However, Illiger, Old World, Oswald, Raphidae, Raphinae, Rodrigues, Starnoenadinae, The, These, They, William Elford Leach
related to Feathers · 9
Columbidae → Alectroenas, Body, Chalcophaps, Granivorous, In, Pigeons, Possibly, Ptilinopus, The
related to Flight · 9
Columbidae → Africa, Asia, China, Europe, European, Many Columbidae, Oriental, Siberia, They
related to Anatomy and physiology · 6
Columbidae → Aristotle, In, Like, Overall, Some, The
see also · 4
Columbidae → Birds, Columbiformes, List, New York City
is a · 1
Columbidae → bird family consisting of doves and pigeons

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species pigeon pigeons doves dove family ground extinct fruit birds dodo one genus needed may large common bird genera columba

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Columbidaeis abird family consisting of doves and pigeons0.90text
insectsinstance ofeat a large number of prey items0.80text
wormsinstance ofeat a large number of prey items0.80text
ratsinstance ofalong with a suite of other introduced species0.80text
pigsinstance ofalong with a suite of other introduced species0.80text
and catsinstance ofalong with a suite of other introduced species0.80text
quickly spelled the end for this speciesinstance ofalong with a suite of other introduced species0.80text
many other island species that have become extinct.118 columbid species are at riskinstance ofalong with a suite of other introduced species0.80text
Columbidaerelated to Anatomy and physiologyOverall0.60section
Columbidaerelated to Anatomy and physiologyLike0.60section
Columbidaerelated to Anatomy and physiologySome0.60section
Columbidaerelated to Anatomy and physiologyIn0.60section

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