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- Columbina squammata
Identification
Blackish edging to the feathers give it a scaled look. Long pointed tail. Rufous patches on the wings.
Distribution
Northerly population found in Colombia and Venezuela. Southerly in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
There are two separate populations. The northerly one, Scardafella squammata ridgwayi and the southern nominate subspecies, S. s. squammata.
Habitat
Shrubland, and wet or flooded lowland grassland.
