Other Scientific Names
Columba goodsoni [BirdLife International (2004)], Columba goodsoni [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Columba goodsoni [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Other Names (World)
Dusky Pigeon, Goodson's Pigeon
Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) [XC730077]
by Brian Cox from Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, Ecuador (song)
Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) [XC112232]
by Scott Olmstead from Humedal del Yalare, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (call, song)
Subspecies
Forms a species group with Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea), Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) and Short-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas nigrirostris) and all have very similar songs distinct from other New World Columba. Sometimes placed in a subgenus Oenoenas.