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ViewsShort-billed PigeonFrom Opus
[edit] Identification26.5 cm. Wine-purple, browner on the belly and olive-brown on the back. The tail and primary flight feathers are darker olive-brown than the rest of the bird, the bill is black, and the legs and eyes are purple-red. The female is slightly duller and browner than the male, and the juvenile bird has a greyish brown head, neck and breast, with cinnamon scaling on the head and upperparts. [edit] DistributionSouthern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia. [edit] TaxonomyThis is a monotypic species. [edit] HabitatLowland forest canopy and semi-open woodland. [edit] BehaviourIt builds a basic platform nest out of twigs 5-30 m high in a tree or amongst vines. It lays 1 white egg. The diet includes mistletoe, fruits and berries, or small invertebrates. [edit] External Links
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