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Picazuro Pigeon
Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813)
279 gWeight
The picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) is a pigeon native to South America.
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Picazuro Pigeon has been recorded at 303 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurArgentina12,838 records
- Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera NorteArgentina2,473 records
- Carapicuíba – Condomínio Palos VerdesBrazil2,294 records
More places
- Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil1,848 records
- Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil1,776 records
- Rio Claro – Campus da UNESPBrazil1,729 records
- Reserva Ribera NorteArgentina1,517 records
- Parque IbirapueraBrazil1,469 records
- Faro Punta CarretasUruguay1,348 records
- Lago de RegatasArgentina1,269 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The picazuro pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro) is a pigeon native to South America.
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Questions
How big is the Picazuro Pigeon?
The Picazuro Pigeon weighs around 279 g.
Where does the Picazuro Pigeon live?
Its breeding range: South America: southeastern. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
When is the best time to see the Picazuro Pigeon?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Picazuro Pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Picazuro Pigeon as Least Concern.
What does the Picazuro Pigeon eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Picazuro Pigeon in?
It belongs to the family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae), order Columbiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 279 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 218 mm
- Tail
- 132 mm
- Bill
- 25 mm
- Tarsus
- 30 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: southeastern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Pigeons, Doves Columbidae
- Genus
- Patagioenas
Other birds in the genus Patagioenas
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa
Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosa
Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana
Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaea
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Maranon PigeonPatagioenas oenops
Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornata
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