Pigeons, Doves

Scaled Dove

Columbina squammata

The Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata) is a 53 g town and farmland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Pigeons, Doves

Order

Columbiformes

Weight

53 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago.

Where to see it: Posada El Gallo (Venezuela); Parque del Este (Venezuela); Asunción Jardin Botanico (Paraguay); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela); Poconé · Pousada Piuval (Brazil).

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