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Scaly-naped Pigeon
Paloma Turca
Patagioenas squamosa
The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), also known as the red-necked pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae. The species occurs throughout the Caribbean.
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Sound recorded by Eric DeFonso · XC173663 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Scaly-naped Pigeon
This atlas includes Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) with atlas status “Native / natural occurrence” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Global trait data associate it primarily with forest; consult the linked records to resolve its Puerto Rico habitat use.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- forests
- Elevation
- 0–2000 m
- Nest
- Shrub / bush / vine; Tree; Rock
- Clutch
- 1–2 eggs
- Social behavior
- Not resolved
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