- Patagioenas plumbea
Identification
A large (31cm.) pigeon with uniform grayish-purple plumage, slightly darker back than underparts. Iris whitish in adults of most subspecies, but dark maroon in the nominate group. Pink legs.
Distribution
Central and South America:
'Central America: found only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Plumbeous Pigeon has previously been placed in genus Columba.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. p. chapmani:
- North-western Ecuador
- P. p. bogotensis:
- P. p. pallescens:
- P. p. wallacei:
- P. p. baeri:
- Central Brazil (Goiás and north-western Minas Gerais)
- P. p. plumbea:
- South-eastern Brazil and Paraguay
bogotensis was formerly included in Ruddy Pigeon.
Habitat
Moist lowland and montane forests.
Behaviour
Usually is found in the canopy.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Plumbeous Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plumbeous_Pigeon
External Links
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