Birds of Guyana

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Genus: Patagioenas (4 species, 17 worldwide)


Pale-vented Pigeon
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)
Madre de Dios, Peru   		   
Photograph by George Scott Photography   © All Rights Reserved.
Normally a lowland 'tierra caliente' species. Note pale vent and red eye.


Plumbeous Pigeon
Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea bogotensis)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A greyer individual (different light?)

Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
Panama   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Scaled Pigeon
Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
RN La Planada, Putumayo, Colombia
  Male and female are slightly different but unmistakable. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ruddy Pigeon
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. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Note four note call. Red eye and darker color compared to Plumbeous Pigeon.

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