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| color = pink
 
| color = pink
 
| name = Band-tailed Pigeon
 
| name = Band-tailed Pigeon
| status = {{StatusLeastConcern}}
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| status = LC
| image = Band-tailed_Pigeons.jpg
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| status_source = iucn3.1
| image_width = 200px
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| image = Patagioenas fasciata2.jpg
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
 
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
 
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
 
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
 
| ordo = [[Columbiformes]]
 
| ordo = [[Columbiformes]]
| familia = [[Columbidae]]
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| familia = [[dove|Columbidae]]
| genus = ''[[Columba (genus)|Columba]]''
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| genus = ''[[Patagioenas]]''
| species = '''''C. fasciata'''''
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| species = '''''P. fasciata'''''
| binomial = ''Columba fasciata''
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| binomial = ''Patagioenas fasciata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Thomas Say|Say]], 1823)
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| binomial_authority = ([[Thomas Say|Say]], [[1823]])
| synonyms = ''Patagioenas fasciata''
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| synonyms = ''Columba fasciata'' <small>Say, 1823</small>
 
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The '''Band-tailed Pigeon''', ''Columba'' (or ''Patagioenas'') ''fasciata'', is a medium-sized [[bird]] of [[the Americas]].
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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]] and the [[Ring-tailed Pigeon]], which form a [[clade]] of ''Patagioenas'' with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks.(Johnson ''et al.'', 2001)
  
 
It ranges from [[British Columbia]], [[Utah]], and [[Colorado]] south in higher elevations through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to northern [[Argentina]]. In autumn it [[bird migration|migrates]] out of the part of its range north of [[California]], [[New Mexico]], and west [[Texas]]. Populations from [[Costa Rica]] south are sometimes considered a separate species, the White-naped Pigeon, ''C. albilinea''. It is found at altitudes from 900 m to 3600 m, generally in [[oak]], [[pine]]-oak, and [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] forests. It feeds on seeds, notably acorns.
 
It ranges from [[British Columbia]], [[Utah]], and [[Colorado]] south in higher elevations through [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] to northern [[Argentina]]. In autumn it [[bird migration|migrates]] out of the part of its range north of [[California]], [[New Mexico]], and west [[Texas]]. Populations from [[Costa Rica]] south are sometimes considered a separate species, the White-naped Pigeon, ''C. albilinea''. It is found at altitudes from 900 m to 3600 m, generally in [[oak]], [[pine]]-oak, and [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] forests. It feeds on seeds, notably acorns.
  
 
It is the biggest pigeon in [[North America]], averaging 34 to 36 cm (14&ndash;15 in) long and weighing 250&ndash;450 g. The plumage is gray, somewhat darker above. The head and underparts have a faint pink cast, especially in the adult male; the belly is nearly white. The distal half of the tail is also pale (except in the subspecies of [[Baja California]]), whence the English name. The bill and feet are yellow, good identification marks at sufficiently close range. Adults have green [[iridescence]] on the back of the neck, adjacent to a thin white collar on the nape. Juvenile birds have white feather edges above, giving a scaly appearance.
 
It is the biggest pigeon in [[North America]], averaging 34 to 36 cm (14&ndash;15 in) long and weighing 250&ndash;450 g. The plumage is gray, somewhat darker above. The head and underparts have a faint pink cast, especially in the adult male; the belly is nearly white. The distal half of the tail is also pale (except in the subspecies of [[Baja California]]), whence the English name. The bill and feet are yellow, good identification marks at sufficiently close range. Adults have green [[iridescence]] on the back of the neck, adjacent to a thin white collar on the nape. Juvenile birds have white feather edges above, giving a scaly appearance.
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[[image:Band-tailed_Pigeons.jpg|220px|left|thumb|Band-tailed Pigeons at a feeder near Pecos, New Mexico]]
  
This species is relatively quiet for a pigeon.  Its voice is low-pitched and [[owl]]-like, often in two-syllable calls.
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This species is relatively quiet for a pigeon.  Its voice is low-pitched and [[owl]]-like, often in two-syllable calls that rise and than fall (''huu-ooh'') with even spacing between calls (Mahler & Tubaro 2001).
  
 
It builds a rudimentary platform nest out of twigs, in which it lays one or two eggs.  Outside the breeding season it forms flocks, sometimes over 50 birds, and often becomes nomadic, following the acorn crop or moving to lower altitudes or other areas outside its breeding range.  It often visits [[bird feeder]]s.
 
It builds a rudimentary platform nest out of twigs, in which it lays one or two eggs.  Outside the breeding season it forms flocks, sometimes over 50 birds, and often becomes nomadic, following the acorn crop or moving to lower altitudes or other areas outside its breeding range.  It often visits [[bird feeder]]s.
  
 
The parasitic [[louse]] ''[[Columbicola extinctus]]'', believed to have become extinct with the extinction of the [[Passenger Pigeon]], was recently rediscovered on the Band-tailed Pigeon.
 
The parasitic [[louse]] ''[[Columbicola extinctus]]'', believed to have become extinct with the extinction of the [[Passenger Pigeon]], was recently rediscovered on the Band-tailed Pigeon.
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==References==
 
==References==
* {{cite book | author=Howell, Steve N. G., and Sophie Webb | title=A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1994 | id=ISBN 0-19-854012-4}}
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors='''BirdLife International'''|year=2004|id=48721|title=Patagioenas fasciata|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* {{cite book | author=[[David Allen Sibley|Sibley, David]] | title=[[The Sibley Guide to Birds]] | publisher=Knopf | year=2000 | id=ISBN 0-679-45122-6}}
 
  
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* '''Howell''', Steven N. G. & '''Webb''', Sophie (1995): ''A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America''. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. <small>ISBN 0-19-854012-4</small>
  
===External links===
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*{{cite web | last='''Jiménez''' | first = Mariano II | coauthors = Mariano G. Jiménez | year = 2002–2003 | title = Paloma Encinera | work = Zoológico Electrónico | url = http://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/otros/columb/columbidae/columba/fasciata/index.htm | accessdate = Nov. 27, 2006}}  In Spanish.
*[http://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/otros/columb/columbidae/columba/fasciata/index.htm Page from ''El Zoológico Electrónico''] (in Spanish)
 
* [http://extinct.petermaas.nl/ The Extinction Website]
 
* [http://extinctanimals.proboards22.com/ Extinction forum]
 
  
[[Category:Columba]]
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* '''Johnson''', Kevin P.; de Kort, Selvino; Dinwoodey, Karen, Mateman, A. C.; ten Cate, Carel; Lessells, C. M. & Clayton, Dale H. (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera ''Streptopelia'' and ''Columba''. ''[[Auk (journal)|Auk]]'' '''118'''(4): 874-887. [http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kjohnson/kpj_pdfs/Auk.2001.pdf PDF fulltext]
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*{{cite web | last='''Maas''' | first = Peter | year = 2000–2006 | title = The Extinction Website | url = http://extinct.petermaas.nl | accessdate = Nov. 27, 2006}}  See the page on the Passenger Pigeon under Recently Extinct Animals.
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* '''Mahler''', Bettina & '''Tubaro''', Pablo L. (2001): Relationship between song characters and morphology in New World pigeons. ''[[Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|Biol. J. Linn. Soc.]]'' '''74'''(4): 533–539. <small>{{DOI|10.1006/bijl.2001.0596}}</small> (HTML abstract)
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* [[David Allen Sibley|'''Sibley''', David Allen]] (2000): ''The Sibley Guide to Birds''. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. <small>ISBN 0-679-45122-6</small>
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[[Category:Endemic birds of Central Mexico]]
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[[Category:Endemic birds of the Southwestern United States|Dove, Band-tailed]]
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[[Category:Birds of the United States]]
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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 and the Ring-tailed Pigeon, which form a clade of Patagioenas with a terminal tail band and iridescent plumage on their necks.(Johnson et al., 2001)

It ranges from British Columbia, Utah, and Colorado south in higher elevations through Mexico and Central America to northern Argentina. In autumn it migrates out of the part of its range north of California, New Mexico, and west Texas. Populations from Costa Rica south are sometimes considered a separate species, the White-naped Pigeon, C. albilinea. It is found at altitudes from 900 m to 3600 m, generally in oak, pine-oak, and coniferous forests. It feeds on seeds, notably acorns.

It is the biggest pigeon in North America, averaging 34 to 36 cm (14–15 in) long and weighing 250–450 g. The plumage is gray, somewhat darker above. The head and underparts have a faint pink cast, especially in the adult male; the belly is nearly white. The distal half of the tail is also pale (except in the subspecies of Baja California), whence the English name. The bill and feet are yellow, good identification marks at sufficiently close range. Adults have green iridescence on the back of the neck, adjacent to a thin white collar on the nape. Juvenile birds have white feather edges above, giving a scaly appearance.

Band-tailed Pigeons at a feeder near Pecos, New Mexico

This species is relatively quiet for a pigeon. Its voice is low-pitched and owl-like, often in two-syllable calls that rise and than fall (huu-ooh) with even spacing between calls (Mahler & Tubaro 2001).

It builds a rudimentary platform nest out of twigs, in which it lays one or two eggs. Outside the breeding season it forms flocks, sometimes over 50 birds, and often becomes nomadic, following the acorn crop or moving to lower altitudes or other areas outside its breeding range. It often visits bird feeders.

The parasitic louse Columbicola extinctus, believed to have become extinct with the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, was recently rediscovered on the Band-tailed Pigeon.

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Howell, Steven N. G. & Webb, Sophie (1995): A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. ISBN 0-19-854012-4
  • Johnson, Kevin P.; de Kort, Selvino; Dinwoodey, Karen, Mateman, A. C.; ten Cate, Carel; Lessells, C. M. & Clayton, Dale H. (2001): A molecular phylogeny of the dove genera Streptopelia and Columba. Auk 118(4): 874-887. PDF fulltext
  • Mahler, Bettina & Tubaro, Pablo L. (2001): Relationship between song characters and morphology in New World pigeons. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 74(4): 533–539. Template:DOI (HTML abstract)
  • Sibley, David Allen (2000): The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-679-45122-6

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