Plumbeous Pigeon
Patagioenas plumbea(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Plumbeous Pigeon
The Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
- Scientific name
- Patagioenas plumbea
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plumbeous Pigeon
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Patagioenas plumbea bogotensis
- Patagioenas plumbea chapmani
- Patagioenas plumbea pallescens
- Patagioenas plumbea wallacei
- Patagioenas plumbea baeri
- Patagioenas plumbea plumbea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Columba plumbea
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.358
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Short-billed Pigeon
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