Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,259
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The red-billed pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) is a relatively large, robust species of pigeon. Its breeding range extends from southern Texas, United States, to Costa Rica. It is primarily found throughout coastal and lowland areas of Mexico and Central America. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the pale-vented pigeon.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red-billed pigeon”.