Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana)
About the Chilean Pigeon
The Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Chile and Argentina. The Chilean pigeon is monotypic. It, ring-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea), and band-tailed pigeon (P. fasciata) may form a superspecies. The Chilean pigeon is 35 to 37 cm (14 to 15 in) long and weighs 220 to 340 g (7.8 to 12.0 oz). The adult male is mostly reddish purple. Its nape is iridescent green with a narrow white line across its top. Its lower back, rump, and tail are gray; the tail has a broad black band across its middle. The wings are gray to black. The orange eye is surrounded by a narrow pink or yellow ring and bare purple skin. Adult females are duller and browner than the males and juveniles are overall shades of gray.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Chile in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisrecording
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazurorecording
- Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbearecording
- Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacearecording
- Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.