Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro
(aka Columba picazuro)

Brazilian name: Pombão

Picazuro Pigeon, Aguas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2008 - click for larger image Brazil

The Picazuro Pigeon is distributed from north-east Brazil to Bolivia and south-central Argentina. It is found in a variety of habitats from woodland and gallery forest to caatinga and agricultural land.

Picazuro Pigeon, Aguas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image It has a white band on the wing which is conspicuous in flight and reminiscent of the Common Woodpigeon of Europe. It shows pale edging on the wing-coverts and the back of the neck has a purplish scaled effect.

Jobling tells us that the name Picazuro comes from the Güaraní name for "sour pigeon", from the taste of the flesh after it has eaten certain fruits.

Picazuro Pigeon, Aguas de São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase. There is also a page with excellent photos on Wikiaves.

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