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Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 793,199 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 63,715 |
| British Columbia | 63,235 |
| Arizona | 26,617 |
| California | 11,686 |
| Nevada | 11,174 |
| Colorado | 11,098 |
| Texas | 7,427 |
| New Mexico | 7,265 |
| Utah | 1,636 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pigeons and Doves · Columbiformes |
| Family | Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae |
| Genus | New World Pigeons · Patagioenas |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Band-tailed Pigeon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.