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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:

P. c. andersoni:

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

P. c. tobagensis:

P. c. cayennensis:

P. c. sylvestris:

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

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

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