Ring-tailed pigeon
Ring-tailed pigeon | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Patagioenas |
Species: | P. caribaea |
Binomial name | |
Patagioenas caribaea (Jacquin, 1784) | |
Distribution of the ring-tailed pigeon | |
Synonyms | |
Columba caribaea Jacquin, 1784 |
The ring-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Patagioenas caribaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.