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| − | + | [[Image:ChileanPigeonIMG 1006.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jmorlan|jmorlan}}<br />Camino a Central Panga, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, [[Chile]], February 2018]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | ;[[: Category:Patagioenas|Patagioenas]] araucana |
| + | ''Columba araucana'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 34–35 cm (13¼-13¾ in) | ||
| + | *Wine-coloured body | ||
| + | *Grey wings | ||
| + | *[[Dictionary G-L#I|iridescent]] greenish neck patch | ||
| + | *Thin white band at back of neck | ||
| + | *Red iris and legs | ||
| + | *Blackish-grey bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in central and southern [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. This species has previously been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Columba|Columba]]''. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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| + | This species has previously been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Columba|Columba]]''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Southern beech forest and rain forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat a wide variety of fruit and berries, particularly Araucaria fruit. They often feed in groups. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They often nest in bamboo thickets, building a platform nest from sticks. The clutch consists of 1 white egg. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | #avesdechile | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Pigeon+araucana}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | |
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Patagioenas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, 29 April 2018
- Patagioenas araucana
Columba araucana
Identification
34–35 cm (13¼-13¾ in)
- Wine-coloured body
- Grey wings
- iridescent greenish neck patch
- Thin white band at back of neck
- Red iris and legs
- Blackish-grey bill
Distribution
South America: found in central and southern Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species has previously been placed in genus Columba.
Habitat
Southern beech forest and rain forest.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a wide variety of fruit and berries, particularly Araucaria fruit. They often feed in groups.
Breeding
They often nest in bamboo thickets, building a platform nest from sticks. The clutch consists of 1 white egg.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- avesdechile
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chilean Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Pigeon
