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| − | + | [[Image:41661087470 05852cd04f o.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Sacramento, MG, [[Brazil]], July 2018]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Columbina|Columbina]] squammata | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[File:Scaled_Dove_LU.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br /> Rio de Janeiro State, [[Brazil]], 7 November 2020]] | ||
| + | 18–22 cm (7-8¾ in) | ||
| + | *Blackish feather edges | ||
| + | *Long pointed tail | ||
| + | *Rufous patches on the wings | ||
| + | *White outer webs of distal wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Less pink than [[Inca Dove]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[File:Scaled_Dove_Flight_LU.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Resende, [[Brazil]], 25 December 2020]] | ||
| + | [[Caribbean]] and [[South America]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Caribbean''': found only in [[Trinidad]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[File:Scaled-Dove_Black-Stripe-Underneath-Tail_NIELS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Black stripe underneath tail<br />Photo © by {{user|njlarsen|NJ Larsen}}<br > El Camarones, Guajira, [[Colombia]], 28 August 2023]] | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. s. ridgwayi'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal north-eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], Margarita Island and [[Trinidad]] | ||
| + | *''C. s. squammata'': | ||
| + | :*Central and eastern [[Brazil]] to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Open areas, forest borders, cerrado, caatinga and orchards. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There is little information available. They are known to eat seeds and snails. They usually forage singly or in pairs, and sometimes join small flocks. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They generally nest in small trees. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | The noise made by their wings in flight sounds like a rattlesnake.<br /> | ||
| + | Call: often described as sounding like ''"Fire extinguished".''<br /> | ||
| + | Song: a loud and repetitive ''pow-co-pow''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Columbina | + | {{GSearch|"Columbina squammata" {{!}} "Scaled Dove"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Columbina]] |
Latest revision as of 16:17, 13 November 2023
- Columbina squammata
Identification
18–22 cm (7-8¾ in)
- Blackish feather edges
- Long pointed tail
- Rufous patches on the wings
- White outer webs of distal wing-coverts
Similar Species
Less pink than Inca Dove.
Distribution
Caribbean and South America
Caribbean: found only in Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. s. ridgwayi:
- C. s. squammata:
Habitat
Open areas, forest borders, cerrado, caatinga and orchards.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little information available. They are known to eat seeds and snails. They usually forage singly or in pairs, and sometimes join small flocks.
Breeding
They generally nest in small trees.
Vocalisation
The noise made by their wings in flight sounds like a rattlesnake.
Call: often described as sounding like "Fire extinguished".
Song: a loud and repetitive pow-co-pow.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Aug 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaled Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaled_Dove
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
