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| − | + | ;[[: Category:Patagioenas|Patagioenas]] nigrirostris | |
| − | ;Patagioenas nigrirostris | + | [[Image:Short-billed_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Robert_Scanlon<br />Location: Achiote Road, [[Panama]]. ]] |
| − | [[Image:Short-billed_Pigeon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Robert_Scanlon]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 26.5 cm. Wine-purple, browner on the belly and olive-brown on the back. The tail and primary flight feathers are | + | 26.5 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. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Mexico]] south to northwestern [[Colombia]]. | Southern [[Mexico]] south to northwestern [[Colombia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a monotypic species. <br /> | ||
| + | American members of what used to be genus ''[[: Category:Columba|Columba]]'' are now in genus ''Patagioenas''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland forest canopy and semi-open woodland. | Lowland forest canopy and semi-open woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It builds a basic platform nest out of twigs 5-30 m | + | It 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. | The diet includes mistletoe, fruits and berries, or small invertebrates. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Pigeon+nigrirostris}} |
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Patagioenas]] |
Revision as of 01:31, 3 August 2008
- Patagioenas nigrirostris
Identification
26.5 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.
Distribution
Southern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
American members of what used to be genus Columba are now in genus Patagioenas.
Habitat
Lowland forest canopy and semi-open woodland.
Behaviour
It 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.
