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Picazuro Pigeon
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Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro
The picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) is a pigeon native to South America.
From the article Picazuro pigeon on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a large pigeon with a wingspan of up to 22 inches and can weigh as much as a pound. It is a brown bird with white dashes on the back of its neck and darker brown wing patterns. It is similar in appearance to the spotted dove.
Range & habitat
The picazuro pigeon is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 5,800,000 km2 and although an accurate population count has not taken place, it is believed that the species is common and the population is thought to be increasing. Picazuro pigeons survive in a variety of habitats; from woodland and forest to agricultural land.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
This species feeds mainly on the ground and like most other pigeons eats seeds and grain.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
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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 3102.