Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)

Other Scientific Names
Columba inornata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Columba inornata [Collar et al. (1994)], Columba inornata [BirdLife International (2000)], Columba inornata [BirdLife International (2004)], Columba inornata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Columba inornata [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Plain Pigeon, Blue Pigeon

Family
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)

Size
38 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1827)

Habitat
Lowland forest, mangrove and swampy areas, highland pine and broadleaf forest, wet limestone forests, secondary growth, pasture and farmland. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Cuba (B) (NB), Dominican Republic (B) (NB), Haiti (B) (NB), Jamaica (B) (NB), Puerto Rico (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 1,500 - 6,100 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and clearance for plantation agriculture, hunting, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A resonant 'whoo, wo-oo' or 'oo-oo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) [XC209401]
     by Catriona Leven from , Cuba (song)

Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) [XC173690]
     by Andy Mitchell from Finca La Belen, Camaguey, Puerto Rico (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with, Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) and Peruvian Pigeon (Patagioenas oenops). Validity of subspecies disputed and further study is required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

inornata (Vigors, 1827) - Cuba and I of Pines, and Hispaniola.

exigua (Ridgway, 1915) - Jamaica.

wetmorei J. L. Peters, 1937 - Puerto Rico.

Similar Species
Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) which lacks reddish on wing and breast, and white in wing. Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) which has a red eye and eye-ring, black tail-band and no white in wing.

References
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