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[[Image:1696Patagioenas speciosa Papinabo 010207 14 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|alexandre+vinot|alexandre vinot}}<br />Kourou [[French Guiana]].]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa Aguas Verdes San Martin Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Near Aguas Verdes, San Martín, [[Peru]], January 2017]]
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Male 28–34 cm (11-13½ in), female 28–32 cm (11-12½ in).
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*Purplish or reddish-brown head
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*Blackish neck with white subterminal spots
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*White lower underparts, feathers edged with purple
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*Red eyering and legs
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*White tipped red bill<br />
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The female is dull dark brown
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southern [[Mexico]] to [[Ecuador]], southern [[Brazil]], northern [[Argentina]], and [[Trinidad]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Formerly called Columba speciosa, including in Sibley & Monroe 1996. Name has been changed in all of the major taxonomies
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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It has previously been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Columba|Columba]]''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Humid evergreen and semi-deciduous forest. Forest edges and cleaarings.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
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They build a stick, concave platform nest in a tree between 45-60cm above the ground. The clutch consists of two white eggs.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of small forest fruits taken from tall trees.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Scaled+Pigeon}}
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{{GSearch|speciosa+Pigeon}}
  
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Patagioenas]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 25 June 2017

Patagioenas speciosa

Identification

Photo by Stanley Jones
Near Aguas Verdes, San Martín, Peru, January 2017

Male 28–34 cm (11-13½ in), female 28–32 cm (11-12½ in).

  • Purplish or reddish-brown head
  • Blackish neck with white subterminal spots
  • White lower underparts, feathers edged with purple
  • Red eyering and legs
  • White tipped red bill

The female is dull dark brown

Distribution

Southern Mexico to Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

It has previously been placed in genus Columba.

Habitat

Humid evergreen and semi-deciduous forest. Forest edges and cleaarings.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a stick, concave platform nest in a tree between 45-60cm above the ground. The clutch consists of two white eggs.

Diet

Their diet consists of small forest fruits taken from tall trees.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
  4. Wikipedia

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