New World Pigeons
Patagioenas
Patagioenas is a genus of New World pigeons whose distinctness from the genus Columba was long disputed but ultimately confirmed. It is basal to the Columba-Streptopelia radiation. Their ancestors diverged from that lineage probably over 8 million years ago. While the biogeographic pattern of this group suggests that the ancestors of the typical pigeons and turtle-doves settled the Old World from the Americas, Patagioenas may just as well be the offspring of Old World pigeons which...
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species
Band-tailed Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas fasciata
Picazuro Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas picazuro
Red-billed Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas flavirostris
Pale-vented Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas cayennensis
Spot-winged Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas maculosa
White-crowned Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas leucocephala
Scaly-naped Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas squamosa
Scaled Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas speciosa
Bare-eyed Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas corensis
Ruddy Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas subvinacea
Plumbeous Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas plumbea
Short-billed Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas nigrirostris
Chilean Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas araucana
Plain Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas inornata
Ring-tailed Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas caribaea
Dusky Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas goodsoni
Peruvian Pigeon
speciesPatagioenas oenops
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3078.