Patagioenas
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 Band-tailed Pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata)
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Patagioenas is a genus of New World pigeons that was split from the genus Columba (Johnson et al. 2001).
There are 17 species, which can be assigned to 4 groups based on mtDNA cytochrome b, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2, as well as the nuclear β-fibrinogen intron 7 data (Johnson et al. 2001) combined with analyses of vocalizations and morphology (Mahler & Tubaro 2001):
caribaea (Band-tailed) group: Tails with terminal bands and iridescent neck; rows of low single coos. Apparently the most basal group (Johnson et al. 2001).
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Chilean Pigeon, Patagioenas araucana
- Ring-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas caribaea
leucocephala group: Iridescent neck and dark plumage, or white edged outer wing coverts, or scaly appearance; groups of triple coos with the first call in each drawn out except in speciosa
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Scaly-naped Pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa
- Scaled Pigeon, Patagioenas speciosa
- Picazuro Pigeon, Patagioenas picazuro
- Bare-eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis
- Spot-winged Pigeon, Patagioenas maculosa
cayennensis group: No display plumage except iridescent head in cayennensis; groups of double or triple coos with the first call in each short
- Pale-vented Pigeon, Patagioenas cayennensis
- Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris
- Peruvian Pigeon, Patagioenas oenops
- Plain Pigeon, Patagioenas inornata
plumbea group (Oenoenas): Small size, plain plumage, rounded tails, small bills, phrase composed of high single coos
- Plumbeous Pigeon, Patagioenas plumbea
- Ruddy Pigeon, Patagioenas subvinacea
- Short-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas nigrirostris
- Dusky Pigeon, Patagioenas goodsoni
A fossil species initially described as Columba, Patagioenas micula (Early Pliocene of Curtis Ranch, USA) is known.
[edit] References
- 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. DOI:10.1006/bijl.2001.0596 (HTML abstract)
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