Birds of the World

    COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)  
Genus: Patagioenas (17 species)


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Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana)
Range: SA: Chile and w Argentina
   



Ring-tailed Pigeon
Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) Vulnerable
Range: NA: Jamaica
Ecclesdown Road, Portland, Jamaica  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Pale-vented Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)
Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to n Argentina
Madre de Dios, Peru  
   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.

Normally a lowland 'tierra caliente' species. Note pale vent and red eye.

Bare-eyed Pigeon
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis)
Range: SA: Colombia, Venezuela and Netherlands Antilles
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large and very flighty pigeon found in the deserts of South America. Usually on the highest trees.

Band-tailed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)
Range: NA, MA, SA: sw British Columbia to nw Argentina
Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A flighty pigeon usually found in groups and perched high. Found in virtually every mountain range in the Americas.

Red-billed Pigeon
Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris)
Range: MA: widespread
Alajuela, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Dusky Pigeon
Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni)
Range: SA: w Colombia and nw Ecuador
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Plain Pigeon
Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) Near Threatened
Range: NA: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico
Comerío, Puerto Rico  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


White-crowned Pigeon
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) Near Threatened
Range: NA, MA: s Florida to West Indies and e MA
Flamingo Gardens, Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found around the Caribbean, and dependent on a specific habitat that includes poisonwood berries.


Spot-winged Pigeon
Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa maculosa)
Range: SA: c Peru to se Brazil and sc Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Perched from front.

Short-billed Pigeon
Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris)
Range: MA, SA: se Mexico to nw Colombia
Costa RIca  
   
Photograph by Andy Reago     Copyright and usage info


Maranon Pigeon
Maranon Pigeon (Patagioenas oenops) Near Threatened
Range: SA: Ecuador and Peru
Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Picazuro Pigeon
Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
Range: SA: se
Parque Ecológico de Águas Claras, Brasilia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



Plumbeous Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea bogotensis)
Range: SA: Colombia to se Brazil
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A greyer individual (different light?)

Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to s Brazil
Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to s Brazil
RN La Planada, Putumayo, Colombia
  Male and female are slightly different but unmistakable.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Scaly-naped Pigeon
Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
Range: NA: West Indies
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ruddy Pigeon
Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea)
Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica through Amazonia
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
  The berlepschi race on the pacific coast is more uniform and less purple that others.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note four note call. Red eye and darker color compared to Plumbeous Pigeon.


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