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Scaly-naped pigeon | |
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A Scaly-naped pigeon in Christ Church, Barbados. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Patagioenas |
Species: | P. squamosa
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Binomial name | |
Patagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792)
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The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa, syn. Columba squamosa), also known as the red-necked pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae. The species occurs throughout the Caribbean.