Definition
The biological family that includes all doves and pigeons; contains about 300 species worldwide.
Etymology
From Latin 'columba' (dove) plus the scientific suffix '-idae,' which denotes animal families in taxonomic classification. Linnaeus created this systematic naming structure in the 1700s.
Kelly Says
Columbidae shows you how one Latin word (columba) became the scientific family name for ALL 300 dove and pigeon species—from tiny Barbary doves to massive crowned pigeons—showing how powerful a well-chosen name can be in science!
Translations
ARالعربية
عصفور حمام
ʕaṣfūr ḥammām
CSČeština
holubi
ho-loo-bee
DEDeutsch
Columbidae
kool-oo-mbee-deh
ELΕλληνικά
περιστερι
pe-ris-te-ri
ESEspañol
Columbidae
koo-loo-m-bee-deh
FISuomi
viherpeukalo
vi-her-peau-ka-lo
FRFrançais
Columbidae
koo-loo-m-bee-deh
HEעברית
Columbidae
bo-loo-m-bee-deh
HIहिन्दी
कबूतर
ka-boo-tar
HUMagyar
galambok
ga-lamb-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung merpati
buru-ng mer-pa-ti
ITItaliano
Columbidae
koo-loo-m-bee-deh
JA日本語
コlumbidae
ko-ru-mu-b-i-dei
KO한국어
갈매기과
gal-mae-gi-gwa
MSBahasa Melayu
pelat
pe-lat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြောင်
chauk-kya-g-yun
NLNederlands
gierzwaluw
gjer-zwa-loo
PTPortuguês
Columbidae
koo-loo-m-bee-deh
RORomână
porumbei
por-um-bei
RUРусский
Голубевые
go-loo-bee-vay-eh
THไทย
นกกระจา
nok kra-cha
TLTL
kalapati
ka-la-pa-ti
TRTürkçe
Güvercinler
gouver-sin-ler
UKУкраїнська
голуби
go-loo-bee
VITiếng Việt
chim sẻ
chim-se