Family: Raphidae
Description
If accepted this family would contain three extinct species from islands of Republic of Mauritius.
Taxonomy
Raphidae is a family in the order Columbiformes.
It is included in the family Columbidae in the newest version of the Clements checklist.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.