Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Scaled Dove (Scardafella squammata) - HBW 4, p. 168
French: Colombe écaillée
German: Schuppentäubchen
Spanish: Tortolita Escamosa
Other common names: Scaly/Mottled/Ridgway’s Dove, South American Zebra Dove
Taxonomy: Columba squammata Lesson, 1831, Bahia, Brazil.
Genus sometimes merged into Columbina. Forms a superspecies with S. inca. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ridgwayi Richmond, 1896 - coastal Colombia (S to Vichada) through Venezuela (S to Orinoco Valley, including Margarita I) to French Guiana.
- squammata (Lesson, 1831) - C & E Brazil (Pará S to Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul) to Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones); also regular in Bolivia, where status uncertain.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two individuals resting and preening Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 37 sec 4.6 -
Two birds feeding and then one walking Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on corn Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 6 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird foraging on the ground Locality Parque del Este, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp ridgwayi)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 40 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a wire Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 29 sec 4
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An adult walking on the ground.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Carmelo López 12 November 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
At a bird feeder on Pixaim River
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Ian Barker 8 June 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
One adult bird perched (UNESP).
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 26 August 2011 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
Frontal view of perched pair
Locality Venezuela (ssp ridgwayi)
Mikko Pyhälä 29 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird in his nest.
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp squammata)
Tatiana Colombo 22 February 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird foraging on a carpet of pomalaca petals.
Locality Maturín, Monagas State, Venezuela (ssp ridgwayi)
philgunson 9 May 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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Song. Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp squammata)
Ciro Albano 19 April 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Song from one bird. Locality Humedal del Yalare Protected Forest, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 4 April 2007 2 years ago 3
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