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Dusky Pigeon
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Dusky Pigeon

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Dusky Pigeon

Patagioenas goodsoni

The dusky pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Description

The dusky pigeon is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long. Its head, throat, and breast are gray or purplish gray. Its nape is gray glossed with purple. Its shoulders, back, and rump are olive brown or dark purplish brown. The wings and tail are bronzy gray, sometimes glossed with purple. Its eye can be any of several shades of red.

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Range & habitat

The dusky pigeon is found in the Chocó Biogeographic Region from Colombia near the Panamanian border south to the Río Palenque in northwestern Ecuador. It inhabits rainforest, mostly in lowlands but as high as 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in elevation.

Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”

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What it does

No information on the dusky pigeon's foraging behavior or diet has been published.

Wikipedia: “Feeding”

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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 3081.