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MeSH Heading: Columbidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.165.150
Unique ID: D010856
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010856
Scope Note: Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.
Entry Term(s): Columba livia; Domestic Pigeons; Doves; Feral Pigeons; Pigeons; Rock Doves; Rock Pigeons
Registry Numbers: txid8930; txid8932
Related Numbers: txid8932
Previous Indexing: Birds (1966-1967); Poultry (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see PIGEONS 1968-2004
History Note: 2005 (1968)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0454282
Registry Numbers: txid8932
Terms: Columba livia Preferred Term
Term UI T551900
Date09/29/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Domestic Pigeons
Term UI T551901
Date09/29/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Rock Pigeons
Term UI T555227
Date10/28/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Feral Pigeons
Term UI T555228
Date10/28/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Rock Doves
Term UI T555229
Date10/28/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005)

Columbidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025