Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)

Other Scientific Names
Columba speciosa [BirdLife International (2004)], Columba speciosa [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Columba speciosa [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Scaled Pigeon, Dominick Pigeon, Fair Pigeon, Red-backed Pigeon, Scallop-necked Pigeon, Scab-necked Pigeon, Splendid Pigeon, Speckle-neck Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
28 - 34 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gmelin, 1789

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,400 m, occasionally to 1,524 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Veracruz) south through Central and northern South America to eastern Peru, northern and eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil (Santa Catarina); also Trinidad.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) [XC221398]
by Niels Krabbe from Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) [XC659703]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Appears to be related to White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) and Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), which exhibit some plumage similarities.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) - 10 files

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