Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris)

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

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
26 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1860

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

South-eastern Mexico to eastern Panama and north-western Colombia (northern Chocó).

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

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) [XC570043]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from El Copal Reserve, Costa Rica (song)

Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) [XC540892]
by Brendan Sloan from Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (song)

Subspecies
Forms a species group with Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea), Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) and Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) and all have very similar songs distinct from other New World Columba. Sometimes placed in a subgenus Oenoenas.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) - 10 files

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