Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni)
About the Dusky Pigeon
The dusky pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The dusky pigeon is most closely related to the ruddy pigeon (P. subvinacea), short-billed pigeon (P. nigrirostris), and plumbeous pigeon (P. plumbia), and they have sometimes been placed in subgenus Oenoenas. The dusky pigeon is monotypic. The dusky pigeon is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long. Its head, throat, and breast are gray or purplish gray. Its nape is gray glossed with purple. Its shoulders, back, and rump are olive brown or dark purplish brown. The wings and tail are bronzy gray, sometimes glossed with purple. Its eye can be any of several shades of red.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 53 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 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.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador 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.