The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes 351 species in family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves. They are distributed among 50 genera. This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. It includes 13 extinct species. For a list of domesticated varieties, see List of pigeon breeds. The IOC breeding range descriptions use the following abbreviations for continents and other major geographic areas.