Pigeons, Doves

Ring-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas caribaea

The Ring-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas caribaea) is a 250 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

250 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Jamaica.

Where to see it: Ecclesdown Road (Upland birds only––please use a different location for seabirds) (Jamaica); Rocklands Bird Sanctuary (Jamaica); Hope Botanical Gardens (Jamaica); Green Castle Estate (Jamaica); Font Hill Nature Preserve (Jamaica).

Photo: (c) novvictan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist