Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Columbiformes Latham, 1790 - pigeons and allies
             Family Columbidae Illiger, 1811 - doves, pigeons
               Genus Columba Linnaeus, 1758
                 Columba larvata Temminck, 1810 - lemon dove
                   1 Columba larvata simplex (Hartlaub, 1849) - western lemon-dove
                   2 Columba larvata larvataᵀ Temminck, 1810 - eastern lemon-dove