Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciataOrder: COLUMBIFORMES Family: Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)

Codes: Common Name: BTPI Scientific Name: PATFAS ITIS Taxonomic No.: 676899

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Band-tailed Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon: Large dove, small, purple-gray head and broad neck with distinctive, thin white band on nape. Back and wings are purple-gray, underparts grade from purple-gray neck and breast to white belly. Tail is pale gray, dark band at base. Bill, legs,feet are yellow. Swift direct flight.

● Song: "oo-woo or whoo-oo-whoo"

● Foraging & Feeding: Band-tailed Pigeon: Eats nuts, seeds, berries, blossoms, and insects; also feeds on crops such as cherries, berries, oats, barley, and wheat; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Band-tailed Pigeon: Lays one or two white eggs in a flimsy platform nest made of sticks and twigs, lined with pine needles, and built in a tree. Incubation ranges from 18 to 20 days and is carried out by both parents. Young fledge 25 to 27 days later; may have two or three broods each year.

● Similar species: Band-tailed Pigeon: Rock Pigeon lacks white band on back of neck.

Flight Pattern

Swift strong direct flight.

● Range & Habitat: Band-tailed Pigeon: Mainly found in the western Americas, the Southwest and Canada. Occurs as far north as British Columbia, and extends south to Argentina. Preferred habitats include coniferous and mixed forests.

^BreedingMonogamous

^PopulationUncommon to fairly common

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight12.5 Ounces

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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