Phylogeny and Adaptations
Species: Genus Columba
Common Adaptation:
The main common adaptation that occurs between all of our observation is the fact that all the creatures we have found so far are all of the species are able to fly with wings. This may be due to the fact that as time went on, the only way these species were able to survive were to fly away from their prey or use their wings to fly and survive by eating what they can find as they used their wings to soar around.
Unique Adaptation:
A unique adaptation that happened in the Old World Pigeons, also known as the Genus Columba, is the fact the trait where their shoulders are a lot larger compared to the other birds that are shown in our project. The Genus Columba also has a trait where their head bobbles up and down. Both of these traits are most likely due to the way they fly as they are able to "hover" better than most birds due to their wings adjustments to counter the Earth's gravitational force as they are flying through the air.
Phylogenic Tree Placement:
The city pigeon's descendants have been very hard to trace down ever since it's the first appearance in history. The only leading factor we know is that city pigeons came from the rock pigeon. The range has been narrowed to somewhere around the convergence of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It was there that the many uses of pigeons appear to have become evident early on leading to the domestication of the rock pigeon by humans between 5000 and 10,000 years ago. Other similar traits include that pigeons seem to have a similar connection to doves as they belong in the same subgroup, Columba.
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