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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Plumbeous Pigeon
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

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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