Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Picazuro Pigeon (Columba picazuro) - HBW 4, p. 125
French: Pigeon picazuro
German: Picazurotaube
Spanish: Paloma Picazuró
Other common names: Argentine/Brown/Scaly-necked Woodpigeon
Taxonomy: Columba Picazuro Temminck, 1813, Paraguay.
Related to C. maculosa, with which it shares scaly pattern on plumage; possibly also related to C. corensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- marginalis Naumburg, 1932 - NE Brazil (Piauí and Bahia, possibly Goiás).
- picazuro Temminck, 1813 - E & S Brazil (from Piauí and Pernambuco W to Mato Grosso and S to Rio Grande do Sul) W to N, E & SE Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija), and S to SC Argentina (La Pampa and rarely Río Negro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult on the nest in a tree Locality Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Keith Blomerley 11 September 2005 4 years ago 21 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a wire Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 6 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 19 sec 4 -
A bird walking and feeding on the ground, in a park Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp picazuro)
Gus Yaki 30 January 2000 4 years ago 36 sec 3.9 -
A male in eletric cable. Locality Itajubá, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
josé de alencar bonafé 9 September 2011 22 weeks ago 25 sec 3.8
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Individual foraging.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
One bird preening.
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Nick Athanas 28 September 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
An adult perched on a branch
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Dannie Polley 25 August 2011 24 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched on a branch
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp picazuro)
Eduardo de Juana 23 September 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Individual perched on a branch.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp picazuro)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
A bird foraging on the ground.
Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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Unsolicited. Locality Parnamirim, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp marginalis)
Ciro Albano 12 June 2009 2 years ago 3
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