Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Columbidae - Pigeons, Doves

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Columba Linnaeus, 1758

Nesoenas Salvadori, 1893

Streptopelia Bonaparte, 1855

Macropygia Swainson, 1837

Reinwardtoena Bonaparte, 1854

Turacoena Bonaparte, 1854

Turtur Boddaert, 1783

Oena Swainson, 1837

Chalcophaps Gould, 1843

Henicophaps Gray, G. R., 1862

Phaps Selby, 1835

Ocyphaps Gray, G. R., 1842

Geophaps Gray, G. R., 1842

Trugon Gray, G. R., 1849

Leucosarcia Gould, 1843

Petrophassa Gould, 1841

Geopelia Swainson, 1837

Ectopistes Swainson, 1827

Zenaida Bonaparte, 1838

Columbina Spix, 1825

Claravis Oberholser, 1899

Metriopelia Bonaparte, 1855

Uropelia Bonaparte, 1855

Leptotila Swainson, 1837

Geotrygon Gosse, 1847

Starnoenas Bonaparte, 1838

Caloenas Gray, G. R., 1840

Gallicolumba Heck, 1849

Microgoura Rothschild, 1904

Otidiphabinae

Otidiphaps Gould, 1870

Gourinae

Goura Stephens, 1819

Didunculinae

Didunculus Peale, 1848

Treroninae

Phapitreron Bonaparte, 1854

Treron Vieillot, 1816

Ptilinopus Swainson, 1825

Drepanoptila Bonaparte, 1855

Alectroenas Gray, G. R., 1840

Ducula Hodgson, 1836

Lopholaimus Gould, 1841

Hemiphaga Bonaparte, 1854

Cryptophaps Salvadori, 1893

Gymnophaps Salvadori, 1874



Last revised:     23 February, 2004

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