Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Scaled Pigeon (Columba speciosa) - HBW 4, p. 122
French: Pigeon ramiret
German: Schuppenbauchtaube
Spanish: Paloma Escamosa
Other common names: Dominick/Fair/Red-backed/Scallop-necked/Scab-necked/Splendid/Speckle-neck Pigeon
Taxonomy: Columba speciosa J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Appears to be related to C. leucocephala and C. squamosa, which exhibit some plumage similarities. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Mexico (Oaxaca and Veracruz) S through Central and N South America to E Peru, N & E Bolivia and S Brazil (Santa Catarina); also Trinidad.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, alert. Locality Río Negro, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
A bird feeding Locality Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A side view of a bird in a tree. Locality Río Negro, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird eating fruits in a tree Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 3.3 -
A male perched in a dead tree. Locality Las Cuevas Research Station, Belize (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 3 August 2005 4 years ago 6 sec 2.8 -
A bird in a dead tree, looking around. Locality Kaburi Kreek, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 May 2011 20 weeks ago 23 sec 2.8
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A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 9 August 2011 26 weeks ago 3.6 -
Adult male on exposed branch.
Locality Cat's Hill, Moruga, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 18 June 2009 32 weeks ago 3.4 -
Two birds perched on a branch
Locality Calakmul, Campeche State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 2 December 2011 6 weeks ago 3 -
Two birds perched on a tree.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 11 November 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched on a tree.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 4 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched on top of a tree.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica
manuel retana 8 August 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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