Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
About the Scaled Pigeon
The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad. The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs. Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 134 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia 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.