Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa)

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

Other Names (World)
Spot-winged Pigeon, Spotted Pigeon, American Spotted Pigeon, White-winged Pigeon, American White-winged Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
33 - 34 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1813)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From 2,000 - 3,800 m, occasionally 1,200 - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, 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 (39)...)

Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) [XC13921]
by Fernando Jacobs from Hidr\u00e1ulica - Cap\u00e3o do Le\u00e3o, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (song)

Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) [XC95238]
by Peter Boesman from Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Related to Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albipennis (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876) - Central Peru (Lima) south to western and central Bolivia and extreme north-western Argentina (northern Jujuy). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas albipennis).
maculosa (Temminck, 1813) - Extreme southern Bolivia, Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay south to south-central Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) - 10 files

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