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Photo by Pantanal1
Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Patagioenas cayennensis

Identification

25·5–26·5 cm (10-10½ in)
Male

Grey face
Greyish-white throat
Darker pinkish-grey head, upperparts and breast
Iridescent green nape and hindcrown

Female similar but duller. Juveniles are greyish-brown.

Similar Species

Subspecies tobagensis
Photo by DABS
Tobago, January 2017

Scaled Pigeon.

Distribution

Southern Mexico south through Central and South America to Bolivia and northern Argentina and on Tobago and Trinidad.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements¹ recognizes five subspecies: P. c. pallidicrissa:

Gulf lowlands of south-eastern Mexico to northern Colombia

P. c. andersoni:

South East Colombia and eastern Ecuador to Brazil north of the Amazon

P. c. tobagensis:

Trinidad and Tobago

P. c. cayennensis:

Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana

P. c. sylvestris:

East Peru to Brazil south of the Amazon, Paraguay and northern Argentina

Habitat

Humid forest edges, riverbanks, marshy savanna and other partially open areas with some trees.

Behaviour

They are a fairly solitary bird, but may form small flocks at drinking areas.

Breeding

They build a small twiggy nest in a small tree, and normally laying a single white egg.

Diet

Diet consists of small fruits, berries and seed.

References

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/
Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
The Website of Everything

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pale-vented Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale-vented_Pigeon

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+[[Image:Pale-vented_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Pantanal1|Pantanal1}}<br />Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]].]]
 ;[[: Category:Patagioenas|Patagioenas]] cayennensis
-[[Image:Pale-vented_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Pantanal1|Pantanal1}}<br/>Location: Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]].]]
 ==Identification==
-Length 30-32cm, Weight normally 230-250 gm.
+·5–26·5 cm (10-10½ in)<br />
+'''Male'''
-Males - purple head, upperparts and breast, copper sheen to nape, white throat.  Tail and lower back, dark grey, underparts pale grey, black bill, eyering, iris and legs are red.  Female similar but duller.  Juveniles are grey-brown.
+*Grey face
+*Greyish-white throat
+*Darker pinkish-grey head, upperparts and breast
+*Iridescent green nape and hindcrown<br />
+'''Female''' similar but duller.  Juveniles are greyish-brown.
 ====Similar Species====
+[[Image:Dabs - Pale - vented Pigeon.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''tobagensis''<br />Photo by {{user|DABS|DABS}}<br />[[Tobago]], January 2017]]
 [[Scaled Pigeon]].
 ==Distribution==
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 ==Taxonomy==
-Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognizes five subspecies, ''cayennensis'', ''andersoni'', ''tobagensis'', ''pallidicrissa'', and ''sylvestris''. Other sources (e.g., Restall<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>) also recognize ''occidentalis''.<br />
+====Subspecies====
-It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, although this species has some coppery gloss on the nape (Johnson et al. 2001).
+Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognizes five subspecies:
+''P. c. pallidicrissa'':
+:*Gulf lowlands of south-eastern [[Mexico]] to northern [[Colombia]]
+''P. c. andersoni'':
+:*South East Colombia and eastern [[Ecuador]] to [[Brazil]] north of the Amazon
+''P. c. tobagensis'':
+:*[[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]]
+''P. c. cayennensis'':
+:*[[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]]
+''P. c. sylvestris'':
+:*East [[Peru]] to Brazil south of the Amazon, [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]
 ==Habitat==
-Forest edges, riverbanks, and other partially open areas with some trees.
+Humid forest edges, riverbanks, marshy savanna and other partially open areas with some trees.
 ==Behaviour==
-It builds a small nest of twigs in a small tree, and normally lays one white egg.
+They are a fairly solitary bird, but may form small flocks at drinking areas.
+====Breeding====
-Diet mainly includes small fruits, berries and seed. This is a fairly solitary bird, but may form small flocks at drinking areas.
+They build a small twiggy nest in a small tree, and normally laying a single white egg.
+====Diet====
+Diet consists of small fruits, berries and seed.
 ==References==
-# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
-# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
+#The Website of Everything
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Patagioenas+cayennensis}}
 [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Patagioenas]]