ADW: Columba vitiensis: CLASSIFICATION

Columba vitiensismetallic pigeon(Also: white-throated pigeon)

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        ClassAvesbirds
        SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
        InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
        OrderColumbiformesdoves and pigeons
        FamilyColumbidaedoves and pigeons
        SubfamilyColumbinaetypical doves and pigeons
        GenusColumbapigeons
        SpeciesColumba vitiensismetallic pigeon
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis anthracina
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis castaneiceps
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis griseogularis
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis halmaheira
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis hypoenochroa
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis leopoldi
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis metallica
        SubspeciesColumba vitiensis vitiensis

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassAvesbirds
OrderColumbiformesdoves and pigeons
FamilyColumbidaedoves and pigeons
GenusColumbapigeons
SpeciesColumba vitiensismetallic pigeon

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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