Picazuro Pigeon

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Picazuro Pigeon
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Patagioenas Species: P. picazuro
Binomial name
Patagioenas picazuro Temminck, 1813
Estimated range of Patagioenas picazuro in blue.

The Picazuro Pigeon, (Patagioenas picazuro), is a common pigeon native to South America.

Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Diet 4 Reproduction 5 References

[edit] Description

Patagioenas picazuro is a brown bird with white dashes on the back of it's neck and darker brown wing patterns. It is similar in appearance to the Spotted Dove.

[edit] Distribution

The Picazuro Pigeon is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,800,000 km² and although an accurate population count has not taken place, it is believed that the species is common and the population is thought to be increasing. Picazuro Pigeons survive in a variety of habitats; from woodland and forest to agricultural land.

[edit] Diet

This species feeds mainly on the ground and like most other pigeons eats seeds and grain.

[edit] Reproduction

Picazuro Pigeons nest in every month of the year. A fragile nest is built from sticks and one egg is laid. Both parents incubate the egg. Once the egg has hatched, the chick is fed on crop milk and than regurgitated seeds.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International 2004. Patagioenas picazuro. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [1]. Downloaded on 06 April 2007.
• InfoNatura: Birds, mammals, and amphibians of Latin America [web application]. 2004. Version 4.1 . Arlington, Virginia (USA): NatureServe. Available: [2]. (Accessed: April 7, 2007 ).