Columbimorphae

Columbimorphae Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Columbaves
Clade:	Columbimorphae Latham, 1790
Clades
Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouses) Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

Columbimorphae is a clade that includes birds of the orders Columbiformes (pigeons and doves), Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouse), Mesitornithiformes (mesites), discovered by genome analysis.^[1] Previous analysis have also recover this grouping,^[2][3][4] although the exact relationships differ. Some studies indicate a sister relationship between sandgrouse and pigeons (the traditional view)^[3][5][6] while other studies favor a sister grouping of mesites and sandgrouse instead.^[1][4]

Columbimorphae	Columbiformes (pigeons and doves) Pteroclidiformes (sandgrouses) Mesitornithiformes (mesites)

References

1. Jarvis, E.D.; et al. (2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science 346 (6215): 1320–1331. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. PMID 25504713.
2. Ericson, P. G.P; Anderson, C. L; Britton, T.; Elzanowski, A.; Johansson, U. S; Kallersjo, M.; Ohlson, J. I; Parsons, T. J; Zuccon, D.; Mayr, G. (2006). "Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils". Biology Letters 2 (4): 543–547. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0523. PMC 1834003. PMID 17148284.
3. Hackett, S. J.; Kimball, R. T.; Reddy, S.; et al. (2008). "A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History" (PDF). Science 320 (5884): 1763–1768. doi:10.1126/science.1157704. PMID 18583609.
4. Yuri, T.; et al. (2013). "Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes Reveal Congruent and Incongruent Phylogenetic Signals". Biology 2 (1): 419–444. doi:10.3390/biology2010419.
5. LIVEZEY, BRADLEY C.; ZUSI, RICHARD L. (2007). "Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149 (1): 1–95. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00293.x. PMC 2517308. PMID 18784798.
6. Gibb, Gillian C., and David Penny. "Two aspects along the continuum of pigeon evolution: A South-Pacific radiation and the relationship of pigeons within Neoaves." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 56.2 (2010): 698-706.