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Plain Pigeon
jmorlan

Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata inornata)

This uncommon Greater Antillean endemic was formerly listed as endangered, but reforestation and conservation efforts have been somewhat successful and Birdlife International recently changed its status to "near threatened." They were much more common here than we anticipated. Note the light eye and faint whitish along the leading edge of the wing. Three subspecies are recognized by Clements with nominate on Cuba & Hispanola and others on Jamaica and Puerto Rico. However differences are slight and HBW, IOC & Howard & Moore all consider the species to be monotypic based on Banks (1986) However Prez-Rivera (1990) considered it to be polytypic.
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Location
Maria La Gorda, Pinar del Ro, Cuba
Date taken
5 November 2015
Scientific name
Patagioenas inornata inornata
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
delia todd
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It's a very tidy looking pigeon this one, isn't it Joe. Rather lives up to it's name I think.

A great picture that too - very well done lad.
 

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