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| − | [[Image:Scaly-naped_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Dave Mangham | + | [[Image:Scaly-naped_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Dave Mangham<br />Location: Holetown, Barbados]] |
| − | + | ==Description== | |
| − | Location: Holetown, Barbados | + | The body of this bird is almost entirely slate-gray with breast, neck, and head reddish. The sides and back of the neck is covered in a scaly pattern, giving the bird its name. The eye is yellow, surrounded by a red eye-ring and a bare area that is ligth red. The bill is two-colored, red inner and yellow distally while legs are red. |
| − | == | + | ==Distribution and Taxonomy== |
| − | + | Widespread resident in the West Indies and on islands off Venezuela, status varying with hunting intensity. | |
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| + | Scaly-naped Pigeon is monotypic. Taxonomy according to Clements: All New World Pigeons in the genus Columba should now be changed to Patagioenas. The following species are affected: White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala; Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa; Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa; Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro; Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis; Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa; Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata; Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana; Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea; Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis; Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris; Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops; Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata; Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea; Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris; Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea and Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni. Banks, Richard C., Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising and Douglas F. Stotz. 2003. Forty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithologists Union Check-list of North American birds. The Auk 120 (3): 923-931. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Habitat is forests, often montane, but in some islands also occur in villages (from Raffaele et al.) Here on Dominica reasonably common, and occur in the village where I live. | ||
''Originally posted by '''njlarsen''''' | ''Originally posted by '''njlarsen''''' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 18 May 2007
- Patagioenas squamosa
Description
The body of this bird is almost entirely slate-gray with breast, neck, and head reddish. The sides and back of the neck is covered in a scaly pattern, giving the bird its name. The eye is yellow, surrounded by a red eye-ring and a bare area that is ligth red. The bill is two-colored, red inner and yellow distally while legs are red.
Distribution and Taxonomy
Widespread resident in the West Indies and on islands off Venezuela, status varying with hunting intensity.
Scaly-naped Pigeon is monotypic. Taxonomy according to Clements: All New World Pigeons in the genus Columba should now be changed to Patagioenas. The following species are affected: White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala; Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa; Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa; Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro; Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis; Spot-winged Pigeon Patagioenas maculosa; Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata; Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana; Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea; Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis; Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris; Peruvian Pigeon Patagioenas oenops; Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata; Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea; Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris; Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea and Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni. Banks, Richard C., Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising and Douglas F. Stotz. 2003. Forty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithologists Union Check-list of North American birds. The Auk 120 (3): 923-931.
Habitat
Habitat is forests, often montane, but in some islands also occur in villages (from Raffaele et al.) Here on Dominica reasonably common, and occur in the village where I live. Originally posted by njlarsen
