Pigeon
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Camp pigeon ( Uropelia campestris ) |
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Scientific name of the genus | ||||||||||
Uropelia | ||||||||||
Bonaparte , 1838 | ||||||||||
Scientific name of the species | ||||||||||
Uropelia campestris | ||||||||||
( Spix , 1825) |
The pigeon ( Uropelia campestris ), also called Campo pigeon , is a species of pigeon birds. It is the only representative of its genus and belongs to the subfamily of the American small pigeons . It occurs in two subspecies only in South America. Although it is a relatively common species that is listed as safe by the IUCN, little is known about their habits in the wild.
Appearance
The pigeon reaches a body length of 17 centimeters. It is about the size of a diamond pigeon and is one of the smallest pigeon species. The gender difference is not very pronounced. The only difference between the female and the male is the slightly paler eye ring.
Pigeons have a blue-gray forehead. The throat is pink, the throat and chest are light pink. The middle and larger wing covers each have two dark red spots. The belly and the underside of the tail are white. The tail feathers are dull brown. The beak is dark and the iris is light blue. The dark circles are yellowish.
Distribution, habitat and existence
The nominate form Uropelia campestris campestris occurs only in the Brazilian lowlands of Maranhão and Piauí and the provinces of Goiás and Bahia . It also inhabits the Marajó peninsula . The subspecies Uropelia campestris figginsi colonizes the rest of Brazil and the east of Bolivia. The species has a very large distribution area. The IUCN estimates this to be 1.8 million square kilometers. Stock figures have not yet been quantified. The IUCN assumes, however, that the population is very high, since the species is referred to as common at least in parts of its range.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
literature
- Gerhard Rösler: The wild pigeons of the earth - free life, keeping and breeding , Verlag M. & H. Schaper, Alfeld - Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7944-0184-0
Web links
- Uropelia campestris in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2011. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2009. Accessed on 13 November 2011th