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Patagioenas maculosa

Patagioenas maculosa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Columbiformes
Familia: Columbidae
Subfamilia: Columbinae
Genus: Patagioenas
Species: Patagioenas maculosa
Subspecies P. m. albipennis - P. m. maculosa

Name

Patagioenas maculosa (Temminck, 1813)

Synonyms

Columba maculosa Temminck, 1813

References

* Temminck, 1813. Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinaces. 1 p.113,450

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Spot-winged Pigeon
Español: Paloma moteada
Português: Pomba-do-orvalho

The Spot-winged Pigeon (Patagioenas maculosa) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Patagioenas maculosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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