Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea Scientific name definitions
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | colom vinós |
Czech | holub vínový |
Dutch | Purperduif |
English | Ruddy Pigeon |
English (United States) | Ruddy Pigeon |
French | Pigeon vineux |
French (France) | Pigeon vineux |
German | Purpurtaube |
Japanese | チョコレートバト |
Norwegian | agatdue |
Polish | gołąbczak brązowy |
Portuguese (Brazil) | pomba-botafogo |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pomba-botafogo |
Russian | Румяный голубь |
Serbian | Crvenkasti golub |
Slovak | holub červenkastý |
Spanish | Paloma Vinosa |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma Rojiza |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Paloma Rojiza |
Spanish (Panama) | Paloma Rojiza |
Spanish (Peru) | Paloma Rojiza |
Spanish (Spain) | Paloma vinosa |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Paloma Morada |
Swedish | kopparduva |
Turkish | Şarabi Güvercin |
Ukrainian | Голуб коста-риканський |
Patagioenas subvinacea (Lawrence, 1868)
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- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
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Introduction
The Ruddy Pigeon is a very widely distributed bird in the Neotropics. It is found from Costa Rica south across virtually all of the northern two-thirds of South America, as far as northern Bolivia. Despite its broad distribution, comparatively little is known concerning the Ruddy Pigeon’s life history, especially its feeding and breeding behavior. The wings, back and tail are generally dark brown, whilst the rest of the bird’s plumage is dull reddish to purple. As such, the bird’s appearance is generally similar to the otherwise larger Plumbeous Pigeon (Patagioenas plumbea), which is also widespread over much of northern South America, and the two co-exist at many localities. They are perhaps most easily separated by voice.
Field Identification
Male 27–32·5 cm, 180 g; female 30–32 cm, 164 g. Very similar in appearance to P. plumbea, but smaller; general colour more reddish to purplish; underside and inner webs of primaries with a cinnamon or chestnut tinge; bill black, proportionately smaller and shorter than in P. plumbea, cere grey; iris varies from pink to purplish red to brownish, with pale inner ring; orbital skin dull red; legs red to purplish red. Female similar but slightly duller with upper throat paler and underparts less purplish. Juvenile duller than female, upperparts browner; hindneck and sides of neck greyish to drab brownish; wing-coverts, scapulars, crown, rump and uppertail-coverts have feathers edged with various shades of cinnamon. Races differ mainly in various shades of reddish purple or rufous on upperparts .
Systematics History
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Forms a species-group with P. plumbea, P. nigrirostris and P. goodsoni; all four small species have very similar songs distinct from other Patagioenas; sometimes placed in a subgenus Oenoenas. Some taxonomic confusion with P. plumbea; race bogotensis of P. plumbea previously applied to present species, embracing Amazonian populations from Colombia S to Bolivia; validity and ranges of several subspecies unclear (1). Races berlepschi and purpureotincta have both been considered distinct species (2). Nine subspecies tentatively recognized.Subspecies
Ruddy Pigeon (Berlepsch's) Patagioenas subvinacea subvinacea/berlepschi
Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea subvinacea (Lawrence, 1868)
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- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea berlepschi (Hartert, 1898)
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- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
- berlepschi
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Ruddy Pigeon (Ruddy) Patagioenas subvinacea [purpureotincta Group]
Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea ruberrima (Meyer de Schauensee, 1950)
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- subvinacea
- ruberrima / ruberrimus
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea zuliae (Cory, 1915)
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- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
- zuliae / zuliana / zulianus / zuliensis
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea peninsularis (Chapman, 1915)
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- subvinacea
- peninsulare / peninsulari / peninsularis
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea ogilviegranti (Chubb, 1917)
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- subvinacea
- ogilviegranti / ogilviei
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea purpureotincta (Ridgway, 1888)
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- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
- purpureotincta
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Distribution
Patagioenas subvinacea recondita (Todd, 1937)
Definitions
- PATAGIOENAS
- subvinacea
- recondita / reconditus
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Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.
Habitat
In Costa Rica, frequents canopy in medium to high altitude forests; also forest edge and secondary growth; breeds mainly from 1500 m up to tree-line. In Panama, occurs in highlands above 1070 m. Prefers cloud forest in Venezuela , ranging up to 1100 m S of Orinoco, and up to 2200 m N of the river. In Colombia, usually found below 1500 m, but sometimes up to 2800 m. In Brazil , occupies tall forest in the Mato Grosso and Maranhão.
Movement
In Costa Rica, descends from highlands above 1500 m down to 900 m in non-breeding season, notably on Caribbean slope.
Diet and Foraging
Eats fruits off trees, e.g. Cecropia; also feeds on fruits of epiphytes and mistletoe. Generally seen as singles, pairs or groups of up to 15.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Song is a repeated rhythmic phrase of four rather high-pitched coos "whu...pU..whu..hu", with the second note always upslurred and highest in pitch, and pause between first and second note longest. Length of four-note phrase is about 1 second. Call is a purring, drawn-out, slightly overslurred "rrrrrow".
Breeding
Recorded Apr–Jun and Aug in Colombia. Builds a platform nest of coarse sticks 5 m above the ground. Clutch 1 white egg. No further information available.
Conservation Status
VULNERABLE. Widespread and fairly common throughout South America; less numerous in Panama north of Darién and Costa Rica. Status poorly documented, perhaps because definitive identification by sight rather difficult, due to possible confusion with rather similar and extensively sympatric <em>P. plumbea</em> , but songs quite distinct; typically tends to be visually inconspicuous in upper storey of forest. Prefers primary forest, but also found in tall second-growth and agriculture-forest mosaics. Based on a model of future deforestation in the Amazon basin (3), this species is expected to lose 16–20% of habitat within its distribution over three generations (20 years) (4). Since it may also be at risk from hunting, its population is projected to decline by 30% or more over this period (4); it was therefore listed as Vulnerable in 2012 BirdLife International (2014) Species factsheet: Patagioenas subvinacea. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/09/2014. . Occurs in many protected areas, several of which are extremely large and isolated.