| Scaled pigeon | |
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| At Zooparque Itatiba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Patagioenas |
| Species: | P. speciosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Patagioenas speciosa (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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| Synonyms | |
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Columba speciosa Gmelin, 1789 | |
The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad.
The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.
Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since it is frequently hunted.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Patagioenas speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22690235A139234084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22690235A139234084.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.