NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Columba
  Subfamily - Columbinae
  Family - Columbidae
  Order - Columbiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis halmaheira
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis hypoenochroa
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis anthracina
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis leopoldi
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis griseogularis
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis castaneiceps
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis vitiensis
      Subspecies - Columba vitiensis metallica