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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A bird on a wire Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Josep del Hoyo 28 June 2004 7 years ago 27 sec 4.6 -
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 2 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
An adult on the nest in a tree Locality Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Keith Blomerley 11 September 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4.6 -
Bird foraging near a lake. Locality Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 30 November 2012 24 weeks ago 29 sec 4.3 -
Perched on a wire Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 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 2 years ago 19 sec 4
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Portrait
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 31 August 2012 36 weeks ago 4.3 -
Individual foraging.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 3 years ago 4.3 -
Adult specimen
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Marco Valentini 31 August 2012 36 weeks ago 4.2 -
One bird preening.
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp picazuro)
Nick Athanas 28 September 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
Pombão
Locality São Vicente, São Paulo State, Brazil
Lindolfo Souto 10 July 2011 13 weeks ago 4 -
A bird foraging on the grass.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp picazuro)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2003 33 weeks ago 4
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Bird singing on a topo of araucaria tree. Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 9 April 2004 44 weeks ago 3.5 -
Columba (or Patagioenas) picazuro,singing near Laguna del Diario. Locality Laguna del Diario, Maldonado, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 2 March 2012 49 weeks ago 3 -
Unsolicited. Locality Parnamirim, Pernambuco State, Brazil
(ssp marginalis)
Ciro Albano 12 June 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Bird view. Locality Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(ssp picazuro)
Noé Eiterer 1 December 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0
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