Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Scaled Pigeon

Scaled Pigeon Patagioenas speciosa

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Dominick Pigeon, Fair Pigeon, Red-backed Pigeon, Scallop-necked Pigeon, Scab-necked Pigeon, Splendid Pigeon, Speckle-neck Pigeon
Old scientific name(s): Columba speciosa

Photographs

Carajás, Pará, Brazil - Oct, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  São José do Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 27, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  San Ysidro, Costa Rica - Nov 16, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  San Ysidro, Costa Rica - Nov 16, 2004 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

S. Mexico to sc. South America;
Gulf-Caribbean slope of se. Mexico (Veracruz and Oaxaca) s. through Nicaragua, then on both slopes of Costa Rica (San Ysidro), and Panama to n. South America in Colombia w. of the Andes to w. Ecuador and e. of the Andes in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia (Pando, Beni, La Paz and Santa Cruz), s. Brazil (Para (Carajas), Bahia) s. to Santa Catarina, Paraguay and ne. Argentina (Misiones and Santa Fe).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Birds of Suriname

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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