Ruddy Pigeon

The Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea, is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls.

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

far as I know, Ruddy Pigeon never has a pale iris, which can be good clue, but not all Plumbeous Pigeons show a pale iris. (D1) Short-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas nigrirostris Short-billed Pigeon Patagioenas nigrirostris La Selva OTS, Heredia province, Costa Rica. The common pigeon in humid rainforest in Central America. The one on the right looks to be a juvenile. More

The Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea, is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas. Like the other New World pigeons, it was formerly united with their Old World relatives in Columba, but today the New World genus Patagioenas is recognized as distinct again. More

Ruddy Pigeon - Photo copyright Jurgen BeckersRuddy Pigeon Photo copyright Jurgen Beckers... Short-billed Pigeon Dusky Pigeon Wesrtern Bronze-naped Pigeon Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon ... Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Pink Pigeon - Photo copyright Mauritius Wildlife FederationPink Pigeon Photo copyright Mauritius Wildlife Federation MORE INFORMATION,,, ... More

Patagioenas plumbea, Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea, Common Ground-dove Columbina passerine, White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi, Grey-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla). Cleary, D.F.R. (cleary “at” science.uva.nl), Boyle, T.J.B., Setyawati, T., Anggraeni, C.D., Van Loon, E.E. and Menken, S.B J. (2007). Bird species and traits associated with logged and unlogged forest in Borneo. Ecological Applications 17: 1184–1197 (Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea, Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica, Little Cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps, Jambu Fruit-dove Ptilinopus jambu). (Online Appendices) Cofre, H.L. (h. More

The Ruddy Pigeon is 28 cm (11 ins) long and weighs 170 g. It is unpatterned and mainly wine-purple in colour, becoming more rufous on the back. The tail and primary flight feathers are dark brown, the bill is black, and the legs are purple-red. The iris is typically red, but can, at least in the Amazon basin, sometimes be dull yellow . More

Ruddy PigeonBirds in Suriname = - Ruddy Pigeon Photo of a Ruddy Pigeon, taken by Carla Out in Suriname in November 2007. This pigeon is easily mistaken for a plumbeous pigeon, but in this picture you can see its dark eye, whereas the Plumbeous pigeon has light eyes. Also the sounds are different, but I only have the sound of the Plumbeous Pigeon available. More

Ruddy Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates page 1 2 next -> Ruddy Pigeon song Patagioenas subvinacea (0:09) Bob Planqué XC715 02-10-2003, Peru Ruddy Pigeon Song Patagioenas subvinacea (0:28) Sjoerd Mayer XC1876 07-04-1993, Bolivia More