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Columbina squammata

Photo by obasanmi
Cuiaba, Brazil, June 2006

Identification

Blackish feather edges
Long pointed tail
Rufous patches on the wings

Distribution

Caribbean and South America
Caribbean: found only in Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

C. s. ridgwayi:

Coastal north-eastern Colombia to Venezuela, Margarita Island and Trinidad

C. s. squammata:

Central and eastern Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina

Habitat

Open areas, forest borders, cerrado, caatinga and orchards.

Behaviour

References

Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Avibase

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaled Dove. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaled_Dove

External Links

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 ;[[:Category:Columbina|Columbina]] squammata
-[[Image:8718scaled dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by obasanmi<br />Photo taken: Cuiaba, Brasil.]]
+[[Image:8718scaled dove.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />Cuiaba, [[Brazil]], June 2006]]
 ==Identification==
-Blackish edging to the feathers give it a scaled look.  Long pointed tail. Rufous patches on the wings.
+*Blackish feather edges
+*Long pointed tail
+*Rufous patches on the wings
 ==Distribution==
-Northerly population found in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].  Southerly in [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]].
+[[Caribbean]] and [[South America]]<br />
+'''Caribbean''': found only in [[Trinidad]]<br />
+'''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-There are two separate populations. The northerly one, Scardafella squammata ridgwayi  and the southern nominate subspecies, S. s. squammata.
+====Subspecies====
+There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''C. s. ridgwayi'':
+:*Coastal north-eastern [[Colombia]] to [[Venezuela]], Margarita Island and [[Trinidad]]
+*''C. s. squammata'':
+:*Central and eastern [[Brazil]] to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]]
 ==Habitat==
-Shrubland, and wet or flooded lowland grassland.
+Open areas, forest borders, cerrado, caatinga and orchards.
 ==Behaviour==
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
 {{GSearch|Columbina+squammata}}
 [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Columbina]]