Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pigeons and Doves :: Picazuro Pigeon

Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro

Described by: Temminck (1813)
Alternate common name(s): Argentine Pigeon, Brown Pigeon, Scaly-necked Woodpigeon
Old scientific name(s): Columba picazuro

Photographs

Aguas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Aguas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Aug 20, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Argentina - Nov, 2003 © Harold Stiver  Argentina - Aug, 2006 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

Ce. South America;
(1) Ne. Brazil (Piaui, Pernambuco, and Bahia, Chapada Diamantina).
(2) E. Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and w. to Mato Grosso), e. Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Paraguay and c. Argentina s. to La Pampa, n. Buenos Aires and rarely Rio Negro.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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