Scaled Pigeon

The Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa , 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 classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

English: Scaled Pigeon, Scaly-necked Pigeon Spanish: Paloma Escamada, Paloma Escamosa, Paloma Trocal Spanish (Argentine): Paloma trocal Spanish (Bolivia): Paloma trocal Spanish (Colombia): Paloma Escamada Spanish (Costa Rica): Paloma Escamosa Spanish (Honduras): Paloma escamosa Spanish (Mexico): Paloma Escamosa Spanish (Nicaragua): Paloma Escamosa Spanish (Paraguay): Paloma trocal Estonian: tähniktuvi Finnish: Suomukyyhky French: Pigeon ramiret Guarani: Pykasu mbatara Italian: Colomba squamata, Piccione squamato More

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. More

Scaled pigeonBirds in Suriname = - A beautiful picture of two of the largest pigeons in Suriname the Scaled Doves, made by Foek Chin Joe in Suriname. A bird of open places with bushes, especially savannas, but also open places in the forest region. It has a melancholy two-toned voice, that is a quite common sound in Suriname. More

The Scaled Pigeon is 36cm 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. More

Scaled Pigeon, a secretive inhabitant of the Atlantic forest canopy. To confound the problem they are not as vocal as other pigeons and so are easily overlooked. Count yourself lucky if you should see one, and make the most of the experience! It may be a while before you see your next one! Click on the images to enlarge them.FIGURE 1 - Pair, Mbaracay More