Phylogeny
A genus level cladogram mainly based on a study by Bret Boyd and collaborators published in 2022. The study only included species from 27 of the 46 extant genera recognised in the list of the International Ornithological Committee.[30][2] The cladogram here includes three additional ground dove genera (Claravis, Uropelia, Paraclaravis) based on an earlier study by Andrew Sweet and collaborators that was published in 2017.[2][31]
Columbidae
 Clavarinae
Claravis – blue ground dove
Uropelia – long-tailed ground dove
Paraclaravis – ground doves (2 species)
Metriopelia – ground doves (4 species)
Columbina – ground doves (9 species)
Columbinae
Geotrygon – quail-doves (9 species)
Leptotila – (11 species)
Zenaida – (7 species)
Zentrygon – quail-doves (8 species)
 Reinwardtoena – cuckoo-doves (3 species)