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Revision as of 15:53, 14 April 2018
Alternative name: Long-Toed Pigeon
- Columba trocaz
Identification
42–45 cm
- Grey
- Pink breast
- Silvery neck patch
- Red toes
- White tail stripe
- Red bill
Female is smaller than the male but not easily distinguished in the field.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Laurel forests
Behaviour
Breeding
It breeds in caves (sometimes trees) laying 1 or 2 white eggs. Both sexes incubate the egg and feed the young.
Diet
The diet includes the laurel berries and leaves and flowers of other small plants; it also feeds on cabbages.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Madeira Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Trocaz Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Trocaz_Pigeon
