Scaled Pigeon

Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon
At Zooparque Itatiba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Patagioenas
Species: P. speciosa
Binomial name
Patagioenas speciosa
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms

Columba speciosa Gmelin, 1789

The Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa (see Johnson et al., 2001), is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad.

The Scaled Pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.

Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted.

The Scaled Pigeon is 36 cm long and weighs normally about 290g . Adult males have mainly purple brown plumage, with a paler scaly appearance to the neck and underparts. The lower underparts are whitish edged with purple. The eyering, legs and bill are red, the latter having a white tip. The female is dull dark brown rather than purplish, and is slightly smaller than the male.

Scaled Pigeons feed mainly on forest fruits and seeds. The call is a series of deep cooing cro ku-ks that differs markedly from that of its relatives, such as the White-crowned Pigeon (Mahler & Tubaro 2001). This is a solitary bird which does not form flocks.

The Scaled Pigeon has been recorded as successfully nesting on a fern (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn at ground level, and in the canopy of the tree fern (Cyathea cyatheoides Kramer). The Pearl Kite visits nests of this species as a natural predator (Aguilar, 1996).

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Patagioenas speciosa. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • ffrench, Richard; O'Neill, John Patton & Eckelberry, Don R. (1991): A guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd edition). Comstock Publishing, Ithaca, N.Y.. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2
  • Johnson, Kevin P.; de Kort, Selvino; Dinwoodey, Karen, Mateman, A. C.; ten Cate, Carel; Lessells, C. M. & Clayton, Dale H. (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera Streptopelia and Columba. Auk 118(4): 874-887. PDF fulltext
  • Stiles, F. Gary & Skutch, Alexander Frank (1989): A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Comistock, Ithaca. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
  • Aguilar, Héctor F. (1996)- Algunas Notas Sobre la Paloma Leona Columba [speciosa] speciosa Gmelin 1789 (Aves: Columbidae) en Mérida, Venezuela. Zoocriaderos 1(2):25-34

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • scaled pigeon — žvynuotasis karvelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Columba speciosa; Patagioenas speciosa angl. scaled pigeon vok. Schuppenbauchtaube, f rus. чешуйчатый голубь, m pranc. pigeon ramiret, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • pigeon ramiret — žvynuotasis karvelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Columba speciosa; Patagioenas speciosa angl. scaled pigeon vok. Schuppenbauchtaube, f rus. чешуйчатый голубь, m pranc. pigeon ramiret, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Scaled Composites GlobalFlyer — Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer Virgin GlobalFlyer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Scaled Composites Model 311 — Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer Virgin GlobalFlyer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • White-crowned Pigeon — John James Audubon s colour print of the white crowned pigeon Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Pale-vented Pigeon — P. c. cayennensis in Caño Negro (Costa Rica) Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Passenger Pigeon — Live Passenger Pigeon in 1898 Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Brazil — Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world, with more than 1700 species of birds, about 57% of the bird species recorded for all of South America. These numbers are still increasing, almost every year, due to new occurrences or… …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Colombia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. The avifauna of Colombia includes a total of 1895 species, of which 74 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 87 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in… …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Venezuela — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Venezuela. The avifauna of Venezuela includes a total of 1417 species, of which 48 are endemic, 6 have been introduced by humans, and 34 are rare or accidental. 27 species are globally… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”