Birds of Ecuador - Patagioenas


Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) Madre de Dios, Peru
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Normally a lowland 'tierra caliente' species. Note pale vent and red eye.


Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) Peru
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A flighty pigeon usually found in groups and perched high. Found in virtually every mountain range in the Americas.


Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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Maranon Pigeon (Patagioenas oenops) Near Threatened Peru
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Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea bogotensis) Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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A greyer individual (different light?)


Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) Panama
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Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) RN La Planada, Putumayo, Colombia Male and female are slightly different but unmistakable.
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Ruddy Pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia The berlepschi race on the pacific coast is more uniform and less purple that others.
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Note four note call. Red eye and darker color compared to Plumbeous Pigeon.

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