Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Plain Pigeon (Columba inornata) - HBW 4, p. 127
French: Pigeon simple
German: Rosenschultertaube
Spanish: Paloma Boba
Other common names: Blue Pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba inornata Vigors, 1827, near Havana, Cuba.
Forms a superspecies with, C. flavirostris and C. oenops. Validity of subspecies disputed; further studies required. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- inornata Vigors, 1827 - Cuba and I of Pines, and Hispaniola.
- exigua (Ridgway, 1915) - Jamaica.
- wetmorei J. L. Peters, 1937 - Puerto Rico.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird perched in a tree, preening and flying away Locality Najasa, Cuba (ssp inornata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 8 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Locality Najasa, Cuba (ssp inornata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 8 years ago 24 sec 2.7 -
A bird perched in a tree and flying off Locality Najasa, Cuba (ssp inornata)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 8 years ago 10 sec 2.6
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Cidra, Puerto Rico (ssp wetmorei)
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 26 August 2006 3 years ago 4
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An adult singing on a tree branch. Un adulto vocalizando sobre la rama de un árbol. Locality Cidra, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 23 August 2005 3 years ago 3
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