Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)

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

Other Names (World)
Picazuro Pigeon, Argentine Wood-Pigeon, Brown Wood-Pigeon, Scaly-necked Wood-Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1813

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) [XC243700]
by Eric DeFonso from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapi A\u00e7u (REGUA), RJ, Brazil (song)

Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) [XC7278]
by Fernando Jacobs from Arroyo Campanero Chico,,Lavalleja, Uruguay (song)

Subspecies
Related to Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa), with which it shares scaly pattern on plumage; possibly also related to Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

marginalis (Naumburg, 1932) - North-eastern Brazil (Piauí and Bahia, possibly Goiás).
picazuro Temminck, 1813 - Eastern and southern Brazil (from Piauí and Pernambuco west to Mato Grosso and south to Rio Grande do Sul) west to north, eastern and south-eastern Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija), and south to south-central Argentina (La Pampa and rarely Río Negro).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) - 10 files

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