Red-billed pigeon

The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris , is a relatively large pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the Pale-vented Pigeon.

The Red-billed pigeon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris (see Johnson et al. 2001), is a relatively large pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the Pale-vented Pigeon. It is found in open country with some trees, large clearings and cultivation in lowlands and middle altitudes to 2100 meters. More

The Red-billed Pigeon has a large range, estimated globally at 830,000 square kilometers. Native to the United States and Mexico as well as Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, this bird prefers neritic, oceanic, and coastal marine ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 500,000 to 5,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. More

Red-billed Pigeons in a palm tree in Alajuela, Costa Rica. We first heard their "Cooc cu cu coooo!" calls coming from the palm tree and then easily spotted these large, conspicuous pigeons. Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) Adult Red-billed Pigeons have a dull, reddish purple head, breast, and shoulders, a slate gray belly, rump, tail, and wings, magenta legs, orange eyes with a red eye-ring, and a distinctive yellowish white bill with a pinkish red base and cere. More

Red-billed Pigeon: Breeds from south Sonora, Mexico south in lowlands along the Pacific slope to Chiapas, and the lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas and Mexico from eastern Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, south along the Atlantic slope to the Yucatan states. Populations of northeastern Mexico and Texas move south during non-breeding season. Preferred habitat includes tropical deciduous forests. More

Red-billed Pigeon -spring- (Falcon Dam, Texas) Learn more about this species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_Pigeon Listen to the call: HOME Image List Home Image List by Family - FOR AN ENLARGED VIEW SIMPLY CLICK ON EACH IMAGE - TO RETURN, PRESS THE BACK BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER Copyright © 1997-2009 Monte M. Taylor and Christopher H. Taylor / All Rights Reserved. More

Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris Order COLUMBIFORMES – Family COLUMBIDAE Issue No. 644 Authors: Lowther, Peter E. * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

* Red-billed Pigeon, relatively large pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica * Red-billed Quelea, the world's most abundant wild bird species * Red-billed Teal, dabbling duck species of the genus Anas * Red-billed Tropicbird, seabird of tropical oceans Disambig gray.svg This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. More

Red-billed Pigeon - Columba flavirostris - - RANGE: Breeds in the lower and middle Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas south through Mexico into Central America; mostly absent in winter. STATUS: Local and uncommon. HABITAT: Inhabits semiarid woodlands near water. More

The Red-billed Pigeon is a Middle American species whose range extends into the United States along a limited stretch of the Rio Grande River. This pigeon, typical of many species of this region, has received little study and our knowledge of its life history is limited. It eats seeds, acorns (and possibly other nuts), buds and sprouting young plants. Much of what we know about it comes from the observations of Alexander Skutch (Skutch 1964, Stiles and Skutch 1989, Lowther 2002). More

Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris = Described by: Wagler (1831) Alternate common name(s): Blue Pigeon Old scientific name(s): Columba flavirostris Photographs Chan Chich Lodge, Belize - Mar, 2005 More

This Red-billed Pigeon was photographed resting on a branch under this tree's canopy at Falcon Dam, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. More

Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris - Species Information: * Life History Data * Breeding Distribution Map (BBS Data) - Links to: * Bird Population Studies at Patuxent * Breeding Bird Survey * Patuxent Wildlife Research Center More

* Red-billed Pigeon Columba flavirostris * Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata * Hill Pigeon, Columba rupestris * Snow Pigeon, Columba leuconota * Speckled Pigeon, Columba guinea * White-collared Pigeon, Columba albitorques * Pale-backed Pigeon, Columba eversmanni * Somali Pigeon, Columba oliviae * Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus More

Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris flavirostris) * Previous * Index * Next Red-billedPigeonP1040217 24 January 2009, CATIE Botanical Garden, Costa Rica Red-billed Pigeon seems to be a misnomer, at least in this case. The bill is not red, but whitish or ivory with pinkish-red fleshy skin at the base (cere). This is a common bird of open country and is considered to be an agricultural pest in some areas. More