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WoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 271 g
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Red-billed pigeons have largely dark, slate-gray plumage with a more maroon, though sometimes described as purple, head, neck, and wing coverts. They have pale red eyes with an orange orbital ring, along with a red bill with a yellow tip. Noticeably, they don't have iridescent collar plumage. A blue-gray belly and tail coverts, as well as a less brown back, distinguish it from most other species., such as the Ruddy Pigeon and Short-billed Pigeon. The only noticeable difference between males and females is that the females have a duller colored head and neck.
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When to see the Red-billed Pigeon
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-billed Pigeon
The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Red-billed Pigeon
The red-billed pigeon is a relatively large, robust species of pigeon. Its breeding range extends from southern Texas, United States, to Costa Rica. It is primarily found throughout coastal and lowland areas of Mexico and Central America. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the pale-vented pigeon.
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Easily confused with
Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensisThe pale-vented pigeon is 30–32 cm long and weighs normally 230–250 g.
Spot-winged PigeonPatagioenas maculosaThe two subspecies of spot-winged pigeon differ significantly in their plumage.
Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostrisThe short-billed pigeon is a largish pigeon which breeds from southern Mexico south to northwestern Colombia.
Side by side: Band-tailed Pigeon vs Red-billed Pigeon · Picazuro Pigeon vs Red-billed Pigeon · Pale-vented Pigeon vs Red-billed Pigeon · Red-billed Pigeon vs Spot-winged Pigeon
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