Family: Columbidae

Patagioenas picazuro;
Picazuro Pigeon;
Asa-branca.

Columba picazuro TEMMINCK 1813
Columba picazuro marginalis
NAUMBURG 1932

The local form is P. p. marginalis, restricted to semi-arid northeastern Brazil and possibly part of Goias (Hellmayr and Conover 1942, Pinto and Camargo 1961).

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Picazuro Pigeon (Columba picazuro)
07/11/2009; Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua, Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil. 300 mm f2.8 lens.

Figure 1. During the dry season, some Picazuro Pigeons come every day to the reservoir, to drink. In 2007, I noted only one pair in the Reserve. At the end of 2008, I counted 5 individuals. I expect the numbers to increase now, since illegal hunting and trapping in the reserve has become less.

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Picazuro Pigeon (Columba picazuro)
16/11/2008; Reserva Ecológica Mãe-da-Lua, Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.
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Figure 2.

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