Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

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The band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) is a medium-sized bird of the Americas. Its closest relatives are the Chilean pigeon, passenger pigeon and the ring-tailed pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks. There are at least 8 sub-species, and some authorities split this species into the northern band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) and the southern band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas albilinea

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Doug Greenberg, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25397257@N00/1408864626
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagioenas_fasciata

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