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href="https://kbd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%85%D1%8C%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%83%D1%8D_%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%8B%D1%80" title="Тхьэрыкъуэ лъэпкъыр – Kabardian" lang="kbd" hreflang="kbd" data-title="Тхьэрыкъуэ лъэпкъыр" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duif" title="Duif – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Duif" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauben" title="Tauben – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Tauben" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%AD%E1%8C%8D%E1%89%A5" title="ርግብ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ርግብ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culfre" title="Culfre – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Culfre" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="حمامية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="حمامية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%9D%DC%98%DC%A2%DC%90" title="ܝܘܢܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܝܘܢܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinjon" title="Pinjon – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Pinjon" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87" title="পাৰ চৰাই – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="পাৰ চৰাই" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-atj mw-list-item"><a href="https://atj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omemew" title="Omemew – Atikamekw" lang="atj" hreflang="atj" data-title="Omemew" data-language-autonym="Atikamekw" data-language-local-name="Atikamekw" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Atikamekw</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykasu" title="Pykasu – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Pykasu" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitula" title="Kitula – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Kitula" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6y%C9%99r%C3%A7inl%C9%99r" title="Göyərçinlər – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Göyərçinlər" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D8%A4%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%84%D8%B1" title="گؤیرچینلر – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="گؤیرچینلر" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF" title="কলাম্বিডি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কলাম্বিডি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BAn-chi%C3%A1u" title="Hún-chiáu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Hún-chiáu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D2%AF%D0%B3%D3%99%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D3%99%D1%80" title="Күгәрсендәр – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Күгәрсендәр" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Галубіныя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Галубіныя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%8F" title="Галубовыя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Галубовыя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%86_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95" title="कबूतर आ पंडुक – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="कबूतर आ पंडुक" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salampati" title="Salampati – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Salampati" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%8A%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Гълъбови – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Гълъбови" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golubovi" title="Golubovi – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Golubovi" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B0" title="Тагтаа – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Тагтаа" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%BAmbids" title="Colúmbids – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Colúmbids" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%C4%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%87%C4%83%D0%BD_%D0%B9%D1%8B%D1%88%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC" title="Кăвакарчăн йышшисем – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Кăвакарчăн йышшисем" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salampati" title="Salampati – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Salampati" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holubovit%C3%AD" title="Holubovití – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Holubovití" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colomen" title="Colomen – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Colomen" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Amani" title="Ŋmani – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Ŋmani" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duer" title="Duer – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Duer" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA" title="حماميات – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="حماميات" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauben" title="Tauben – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tauben" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasb%C3%ADd%C3%AD" title="Hasbídí – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Hasbídí" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvilased" title="Tuvilased – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tuvilased" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%82" title="Περιστερίδες – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Περιστερίδες" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%B3mb" title="Clómb – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Clómb" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolombedoj" title="Kolombedoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kolombedoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uso" title="Uso – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Uso" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ee mw-list-item"><a href="https://ee.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volui" title="Volui – Ewe" lang="ee" hreflang="ee" data-title="Volui" data-language-autonym="Eʋegbe" data-language-local-name="Ewe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eʋegbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86" title="کبوتران – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کبوتران" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabutar" title="Kabutar – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Kabutar" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BAgva" title="Dúgva – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Dúgva" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colm" title="Colm – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Colm" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calman" title="Calman – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Calman" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%BAmbidos" title="Colúmbidos – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Colúmbidos" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A4%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="کؤتر – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="کؤتر" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%A4_%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B3" title="કપોત કુળ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="કપોત કુળ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EB%91%98%EA%B8%B0" title="비둘기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비둘기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Աղավնազգիներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Աղավնազգիներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F" title="कोलम्बिडाए – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कोलम्बिडाए" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golubovi" title="Golubovi – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Golubovi" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolombo" title="Kolombo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kolombo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columba" title="Columba – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Columba" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86%D1%85%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%C3%A6%D0%B3" title="Æхсинæг – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Æхсинæг" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BAfur" title="Dúfur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dúfur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D" title="יוניים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יוניים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara" title="Dara – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Dara" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%88" title="ಕಲಂಬಿಡೈ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕಲಂಬಿಡೈ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="მტრედისებრნი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მტრედისებრნი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8F%D8%B1" title="کوتُر – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="کوتُر" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Кептерлілер – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Кептерлілер" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolom" title="Kolom – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Kolom" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Njiwa" title="Njiwa – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Njiwa" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibembe" title="Dibembe – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Dibembe" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirbeko_(Columbidae)" title="Dirbeko (Columbidae) – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Dirbeko (Columbidae)" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pijon" title="Pijon – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Pijon" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevok" title="Kevok – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kevok" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D3%A9%D0%B3%D2%AF%D1%87%D0%BA%D3%A9%D0%BD" title="Көгүчкөн – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Көгүчкөн" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D3%93%D0%B4%D3%B9%D0%B2%D0%BB%D3%93" title="Кӓдӹвлӓ – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Кӓдӹвлӓ" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomba" title="Palomba – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Palomba" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balo%C5%BEu_dzimta" title="Baložu dzimta – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Baložu dzimta" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karveliniai" title="Karveliniai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Karveliniai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doeve" title="Doeve – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Doeve" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbiformo" title="Columbiformo – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Columbiformo" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galambf%C3%A9l%C3%A9k" title="Galambfélék – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Galambfélék" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voromailala" title="Voromailala – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Voromailala" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D" title="പ്രാവ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പ്രാവ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="कपोताद्य – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="कपोताद्य" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_(%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1)" title="حمام (طير) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="حمام (طير)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mnw mw-list-item"><a href="https://mnw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%82%E1%80%85%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B6%E1%80%95%E1%80%B0" title="ဂစေံပူ – Mon" lang="mnw" hreflang="mnw" data-title="ဂစေံပူ" data-language-autonym="ဘာသာမန်" data-language-local-name="Mon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ဘာသာမန်</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="کوتر – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="کوتر" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8" title="ꯈꯨꯅꯨ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯈꯨꯅꯨ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B0" title="Тагтаа – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Тагтаа" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%81%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%81%8A_%E1%80%81%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B8%E1%80%94%E1%80%BE%E1%80%84%E1%80%B7%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%A1%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8%E1%80%90%E1%80%B0%E1%80%84%E1%80%BE%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8" title="ခို၊ ချိုးနှင့် အလားတူငှက်များ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ခို၊ ချိုးနှင့် အလားတူငှက်များ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duiven_(vogels)" title="Duiven (vogels) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Duiven (vogels)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duve" title="Duve – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Duve" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0" title="ढुकुर – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ढुकुर" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82" title="बखुं – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="बखुं" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%88%E7%A7%91" title="ハト科 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ハト科" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BC%C3%BCwen" title="Düüwen – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Düüwen" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duer" title="Duer – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Duer" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duefamilien" title="Duefamilien – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Duefamilien" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BE" title="ପାରା – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ପାରା" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gugee" title="Gugee – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Gugee" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptarlar" title="Kaptarlar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kaptarlar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%B0" title="ਕਬੂਤਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕਬੂਤਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="کبوتر – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="کبوتر" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%87" title="کوتره – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="کوتره" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pwn mw-list-item"><a href="https://pwn.wikipedia.org/wiki/vaduvadu" title="vaduvadu – Paiwan" lang="pwn" hreflang="pwn" data-title="vaduvadu" data-language-autonym="Pinayuanan" data-language-local-name="Paiwan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pinayuanan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duven" title="Duven – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Duven" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%C5%82%C4%99biowate" title="Gołębiowate – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Gołębiowate" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columb%C3%ADdeos" title="Columbídeos – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Columbídeos" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urpi" title="Urpi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Urpi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B" title="Голубовы – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Голубовы" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5" title="Голубиные – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Голубиные" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%83" title="कपोतः – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="कपोतः" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱯᱟᱨᱣᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱯᱟᱨᱣᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae" title="Columbidae – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Columbidae" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo" title="Doo – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Doo" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeba" title="Leeba – Northern Sotho" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Leeba" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Northern Sotho" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ABllumbi" title="Pëllumbi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Pëllumbi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palumma" title="Palumma – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Palumma" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="ڪبوتر – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="ڪبوتر" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holubovit%C3%A9" title="Holubovité – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Holubovité" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golobi" title="Golobi – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Golobi" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xamaam(Shinbir)" title="Xamaam(Shinbir) – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Xamaam(Shinbir)" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%86%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="کۆتر – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کۆتر" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Голубови – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Голубови" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golub" title="Golub – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Golub" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyyhkyt" title="Kyyhkyt – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kyyhkyt" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duvor" title="Duvor – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Duvor" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalapati" title="Kalapati – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kalapati" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE" title="புறா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="புறா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shi mw-list-item"><a href="https://shi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbir" title="Atbir – Tachelhit" lang="shi" hreflang="shi" data-title="Atbir" data-language-autonym="Taclḥit" data-language-local-name="Tachelhit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taclḥit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titbirin" title="Titbirin – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Titbirin" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%82" title="కపోతం – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="కపోతం" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2" title="วงศ์นกพิราบและนกเขา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="วงศ์นกพิราบและนกเขา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-din mw-list-item"><a href="https://din.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kur" title="Kur – Dinka" lang="din" hreflang="din" data-title="Kur" data-language-autonym="Thuɔŋjäŋ" data-language-local-name="Dinka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Thuɔŋjäŋ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B1%D3%AF%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Кабӯтарон – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Кабӯтарон" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCvercingiller" title="Güvercingiller – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Güvercingiller" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kcg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%CC%B1bwa" title="A̱bwa – Tyap" lang="kcg" hreflang="kcg" data-title="A̱bwa" data-language-autonym="Tyap" data-language-local-name="Tyap" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tyap</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96" title="Голубові – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Голубові" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="کبوتر – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="کبوتر" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BChkjai%C5%BEed_(sugukund)" title="Kühkjaižed (sugukund) – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Kühkjaižed (sugukund)" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BB%8D_B%E1%BB%93_c%C3%A2u" title="Họ Bồ câu – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Họ Bồ câu" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon" title="Colon – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Colon" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%A9" title="鳩 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="鳩" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duuvn" title="Duuvn – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" 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For English alternative rock band, see <a href="/wiki/Doves_(band)" title="Doves (band)">Doves (band)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Dove<br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">Temporal range: <span class="noprint"><span style="display:inline-block;"></span><span style="display:inline-block;">Early Miocene–recent</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span style="display:inline-block;"></span><div id="Timeline-row" style="margin: 4px auto 0; clear:both; width:220px; padding:0px; height:18px; overflow:visible; white-space:nowrap; border:1px #666; border-style:solid none; position:relative; z-index:0; font-size:97%;"> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; left:0px; width:207.23076923077px; padding-left:5px; text-align:left; background-color:rgb(254,217,106); background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,1), rgba(254,217,106,1) 15%, rgba(254,217,106,1));"><a href="/wiki/Precambrian" title="Precambrian">PreꞒ</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(127,160,86); left:37.636923076923px; width:18.073846153846px;"><a href="/wiki/Cambrian" title="Cambrian">Ꞓ</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(0,146,112); left:55.710769230769px; width:14.08px;"><a href="/wiki/Ordovician" title="Ordovician">O</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(179,225,182); left:69.790769230769px; width:8.3261538461539px;"><a href="/wiki/Silurian" title="Silurian">S</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(203,140,55); left:78.116923076923px; width:20.409230769231px;"><a href="/wiki/Devonian" title="Devonian">D</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(103,165,153); left:98.526153846154px; width:20.307692307692px;"><a href="/wiki/Carboniferous" title="Carboniferous">C</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(240,64,40); left:118.83384615385px; width:15.907015384615px;"><a href="/wiki/Permian" title="Permian">P</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(129,43,146); left:134.74086153846px; width:17.092984615385px;"><a href="/wiki/Triassic" title="Triassic">T</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(52,178,201); left:151.83384615385px; width:19.089230769231px;"><a href="/wiki/Jurassic" title="Jurassic">J</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(127,198,78); left:170.92307692308px; width:26.738461538462px;"><a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">K</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(253,154,82); left:197.66153846154px; width:14.543692307692px;"><a href="/wiki/Paleogene" class="mw-redirect" title="Paleogene">Pg</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(255,230,25); left:212.20523076923px; width:6.9215384615385px;"><a href="/wiki/Neogene" title="Neogene">N</a></div> <div id="end-border" style="position:absolute; height:100%; background-color:#666; width:1px; left:219px"></div><div style="margin:0 auto; line-height:0; clear:both; width:220px; padding:0px; height:8px; overflow:visible; background-color:transparent; position:relative; top:-4px; z-index:100;"><div style="position:absolute; height:8px; left:212.20523076923px; width:7.7947692307692px; background-color:#360; opacity:0.42;"></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:8px; left:212.20523076923px; width:7.7947692307692px; background-color:#360; opacity:1;"></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:6px; top:1px; left:213.20523076923px; width:5.7947692307692px; background-color:#6c3;"></div> </div> </div></span></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg/220px-Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg/330px-Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg/440px-Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3507" data-file-height="2338" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pink-necked_green_pigeon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pink-necked green pigeon (not yet started)">Pink-necked green pigeon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Columbidae" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chordate" title="Chordate">Chordata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">Aves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Columbimorphae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Columbimorphae (not yet started)">Columbimorphae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbidae">Columbiformes</a><br /><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Latham_(ornithologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Latham (ornithologist) (not yet started)">Latham</a>, 1790</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbidae">Columbidae</a><br /><small><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Elford_Leach&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Elford Leach (not yet started)">Leach</a>, 1820</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Subfamilies </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <p>See text </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pigeon_range.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pigeon_range.png/220px-Pigeon_range.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pigeon_range.png/330px-Pigeon_range.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pigeon_range.png/440px-Pigeon_range.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="745" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 88%">Geographic range of the family Columbidae </td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg/220px-Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg/330px-Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg/440px-Phaps_chalcoptera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Common_bronzewing" title="Common bronzewing">common bronzewing</a> has a widespread distribution across <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and lives in most habitats except dense <a href="/wiki/Rainforest" class="mw-disambig" title="Rainforest">rainforest</a> and the driest <a href="/wiki/Deserts" class="mw-redirect" title="Deserts">deserts</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Treron_Sieboldii.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Treron_Sieboldii.jpg/220px-Treron_Sieboldii.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Treron_Sieboldii.jpg/330px-Treron_Sieboldii.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Treron_Sieboldii.jpg/440px-Treron_Sieboldii.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1593" data-file-height="1195" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/w/index.php?title=White-bellied_green_pigeon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="White-bellied green pigeon (not yet started)">white-bellied green pigeon</a> feeding on fruit</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg/220px-Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg/330px-Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg/440px-Geopelia_striata_NBII.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2035" data-file-height="1347" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Zebra_dove&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zebra dove (not yet started)">zebra dove</a> has been widely introduced around the world</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Pigeons</b> or <b>doves</b> are the <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">bird</a> <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <b>Columbidae</b>. </p><p>The common names <i>pigeon</i> and <i>dove</i> are often used interchangeably. In <a href="/wiki/Ornithology" title="Ornithology">ornithology</a>, "dove" tends to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones. The wild <a href="/wiki/Ancestor" title="Ancestor">ancestor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Domestication" title="Domestication">domestic</a> pigeon is the "<a href="/wiki/Rock_dove" title="Rock dove">rock dove</a>". The <a href="/wiki/Feral_pigeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Feral pigeon">feral pigeon</a> is common in many cities. </p><p>There are more than 300 <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> in the family. They usually make nests of sticks, and their two white eggs are incubated by both the male and the female parent. Doves feed on <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit">fruit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">plants</a>. </p><p>Unlike most other birds, the doves and pigeons produce a type of <a href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk">milk</a>. It is produced in their <a href="/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)" title="Crop (anatomy)">crop</a>, and called <a href="/wiki/Crop_milk" title="Crop milk">crop milk</a>. Both sexes have this highly <a href="/wiki/Nutrition" title="Nutrition">nutritious</a> milk to feed their young.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution_and_habitats">Distribution and habitats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Distribution and habitats" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Distribution and habitats"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pigeons and doves are distributed everywhere on Earth, except for the driest areas of the <a href="/wiki/Sahara_Desert" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahara Desert">Sahara Desert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> and its surrounding islands and the high <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a>. They have colonised most of the world's oceanic islands. They are in eastern <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chatham_Islands" title="Chatham Islands">Chatham Islands</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific">Pacific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>. </p><p>The family has adapted to most of the habitats available on the planet. Doves may be <a href="/wiki/Arboreal" title="Arboreal">arboreal</a> or <a href="/wiki/Terrestrial_animal" title="Terrestrial animal">terrestrial</a> or partly terrestrial. Species live in <a href="/wiki/Savannas" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannas">savannas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grasslands" class="mw-redirect" title="Grasslands">grasslands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deserts" class="mw-redirect" title="Deserts">deserts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temperate" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate">temperate</a> <a href="/wiki/Woodlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodlands">woodlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Forests" class="mw-redirect" title="Forests">forests</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a> forests, and even the barren <a href="/wiki/Sand" title="Sand">sands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gravel" title="Gravel">gravels</a> of atolls. Some species have large natural ranges. </p><p>The largest range of any species is that of the rock dove. This species lives in <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Britain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, across Europe, <a href="/wiki/Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabia">Arabia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Asia" title="Central Asia">Central Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a> and up into <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a>. The range of the species increased dramatically after it was <a href="/wiki/Domestication" title="Domestication">domesticated</a>, because the species went feral in cities around the world. It lives in cities across most of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, South America, sub-Saharan Africa, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. </p><p>The species is not the only pigeon to have increased its range due to the actions of man; several other species have become established outside of their natural range after <a href="/wiki/Introduced_species" title="Introduced species">escaping captivity</a>. Other species have also increased their natural ranges due to habitat changes by humans.<sup id="cite_ref-HBW_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBW-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_dodo_and_the_solitaire">The dodo and the solitaire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: The dodo and the solitaire" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: The dodo and the solitaire"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dodo" title="Dodo">dodo</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rodrigues_solitaire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rodrigues solitaire (not yet started)">Rodrigues solitaire</a> are two famous <a href="/wiki/Flightless_birds" title="Flightless birds">flightless birds</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Mascarene_Islands" title="Mascarene Islands">Mascarene Islands</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>, east of <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. They are <a href="/wiki/Extinct" class="mw-redirect" title="Extinct">extinct</a>, but were alive before sailors found the islands. They had no fear of humans, whom they had never seen. The sailors hunted them, and killed them for food. Both species are now extinct. Animals introduced by man may also have hunted them. Their <a href="/wiki/Anatomy" title="Anatomy">anatomy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Osteology" title="Osteology">osteology</a>) and <a href="/wiki/DNA_sequence" class="mw-redirect" title="DNA sequence">DNA sequence</a> analyses show that they belong to the Columbidae family.<sup id="cite_ref-Shapiro_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shapiro-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_a_symbol">As a symbol</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: As a symbol" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: As a symbol"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Near_East" title="Ancient Near East">Ancient Near East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>, doves were used as symbols for the <a href="/wiki/Canaanite" title="Canaanite">Canaanite</a> mother <a href="/wiki/Goddess" class="mw-redirect" title="Goddess">goddess</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Asherah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asherah (not yet started)">Asherah</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Phoenician" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenician">Phoenician</a> goddess <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tanit (not yet started)">Tanit</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Roman_mythology" title="Roman mythology">Roman</a> goddesses <a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fortunata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fortunata (not yet started)">Fortunata</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Christian symbol of a dove with an olive branch in its beak represents peace and comes from <a href="/wiki/Genesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Genesis">Genesis</a> 8:6 - 12, also <a href="/wiki/John_(Bible)" class="mw-redirect" title="John (Bible)">John</a> 1:32–34. The Christian stories came after very similar myths from earlier cultures.The <a href="/wiki/Chaldea" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaldea">Chaldean</a> myth the <i><a href="/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh" title="Epic of Gilgamesh">Epic of Gilgamesh</a></i>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Utnapishtim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utnapishtim (not yet started)">Utnapishtim</a> releases a dove and <a href="/wiki/Raven" title="Raven">raven</a> to find land; however, the dove merely circles and returns. Only then does Utnapishtim send forth the raven, which does not return, and Utnapishtim concludes the raven has found land.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_food">As food</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: As food" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: As food"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG/220px-Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG/330px-Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG/440px-Nasi_Timbel_Dara_Goreng.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2041" data-file-height="1452" /></a><figcaption>Fried pigeon with <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasi_timbel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nasi timbel (not yet started)">nasi timbel</a></i> (banana leaf wrapped rice), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tempeh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tempeh (not yet started)">tempeh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tofu" title="Tofu">tofu</a> and vegetables, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sundanese_cuisine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sundanese cuisine (not yet started)">Sundanese cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Several species of pigeons and doves are used as food, and probably any might be. The powerful breast muscles of the family make excellent meat. Domesticated or hunted pigeon were used as food in <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">Ancient Rome</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>. It is familiar meat within <a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arab" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab">Arab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assamese</a> and <a href="/wiki/French_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="French cuisine">French cuisines</a>. According to the <a href="/wiki/Tanakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanakh">Tanakh</a>, doves are <a href="/wiki/Kosher" title="Kosher">kosher</a>, and they are the only birds that may be used for a <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korban&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korban (not yet started)">korban</a></i> (offering). Other kosher birds may be eaten, but not brought as a <i>korban</i>. It is also eaten in Asian <a href="/wiki/Cuisine" title="Cuisine">cuisines</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> cuisine. Young pigeons in cuisine are known as "squabs". </p><p>In Europe, the <a href="/wiki/Common_wood_pigeon" title="Common wood pigeon">wood pigeon</a> is commonly shot as a <a href="/wiki/Game_bird" title="Game bird">game bird</a>. Rock pigeons were originally domesticated as a food species, and many breeds were developed for their meat-bearing qualities. The extinction of the <a href="/wiki/Passenger_pigeon" title="Passenger pigeon">passenger pigeon</a> in North America was partly due to shooting for food. <a href="/wiki/Mrs_Beeton" title="Mrs Beeton">Mrs Beeton</a>'s <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Book_of_Household_Management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Book of Household Management (not yet started)">Book of Household Management</a></i> has recipes for roast pigeon and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pigeon_pie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pigeon pie (not yet started)">pigeon pie</a>, a popular, inexpensive food in Victorian industrial Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Feral_birds">Feral birds</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Feral birds" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Feral birds"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A type of pigeon commonly found on the streets of large cities. Feral pigeons come in all shades, some bluer, others blacker. Some are pale grey with darker chequered markings, others an unusual shade of dull brick-red or cinnamon-brown. Others can be or less white while others look exactly like wild rock doves.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dove&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_and_Countryside_Act_1981" title="Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981">Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passenger_pigeon" title="Passenger pigeon">Passenger 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