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Bare-eyed Pigeon

Patagioenas corensis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreShrublandPlatform nestMedium · 272 g
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 1
Photo: Chika Watanabe · CC BY 2.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 2
Photo: Benjamin Smith from United States · CC BY 2.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 3
Photo: Chika Watanabe from Los Altos, USA · CC BY 2.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 4
Photo: Benjamin Smith from United States · CC BY 2.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 5
Photo: Chika Watanabe from Los Altos, USA · CC BY 2.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 6
Photo: no rights reserved · CC0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 7
Photo: Michael Cantillo · CC BY 4.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 8
Photo: Michael Cantillo · CC BY 4.0
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 9
Photo: (c) Robbie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Bare-eyed Pigeon (Patagioenas corensis), photo 10
Photo: (c) Maura, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Male bare-eyed pigeons are 32 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and females 30 to 34.5 cm (11.8 to 13.6 in). They weigh about 274 g (9.7 oz). Male and female plumage is the same. Their head, neck, and breast are mauve-pink. The orange-brown eye is surrounded by bare skin, a narrow blue ring and a wider outer area of reddish brown. The neck and upper back have a bronze-black and pale brown scaled appearance and the lower back and rump are pale bluish gray. The chin and vent region are white. The closed wing shows a broad white patch. The juvenile is a paler version of the adults. Voice: The bare-eyed pigeon's song is "a rhythmic series of coos...rwhoh...woh-hu-whOAh...woh-hu-whOAh..woh-hu-whOAh...".

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When to see the Bare-eyed Pigeon

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bare-eyed Pigeon

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Venezuela Aruba Curaçao Colombia Caribbean Netherlands St. Martin

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.

About the Bare-eyed Pigeon

The bare-eyed pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Netherlands Antilles.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Chilean Pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucanaThe Chilean pigeon is 35 to 37 cm (14 to 15 in) long and weighs 220 to 340 g (7.8 to 12.0 oz). Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosaThe scaled pigeon is 36 cm (14 in) long and weighs normally about 290 g (10 oz). Dusky Pigeon (Patagioenas goodsoni) Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoniThe dusky pigeon is about 24 cm (9.4 in) long.

Side by side: Bare-eyed Pigeon vs Scaled Pigeon · Bare-eyed Pigeon vs Topknot Pigeon · Bare-eyed Pigeon vs Chilean Pigeon · Bare-eyed Pigeon vs Dusky Pigeon

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