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Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

The Band-tailed Pigeon is a beautiful bird with a long tail and soft gray feathers. They love to eat seeds and fruits and can often be seen in trees or flying in the sky.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Band-tailed Pigeon is a large, sturdy grey pigeon with a distinctive white band across its nape and an iridescent bronze-green patch on its neck. It has bright yellow legs and a yellow bill tipped with black. Its slightly iridescent purple head and dark tail make it unique.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungColumbiformesFamilieColumbidaeGattungPatagioenas
Band-tailed Pigeon
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Band-tailed Pigeon

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A Band-tailed Pigeon can gulp down huge acorns whole, helping to spread tree seeds far away.

Their unique call sounds less like a coo and more like an owl's deep hoot or 'whoo-WHOO!'.

These pigeons are the only native pigeon species found in North America!

They drink water by sucking it up like a straw, unlike most birds that tilt their heads back.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Crop Milk Power

Band-tailed Pigeons can produce a nutritious 'crop milk' because of special glands, helping their young grow super fast.

Fähigkeit

Berry Feast Master

Band-tailed Pigeons can eat berries toxic to many animals because their specialized digestive system processes them safely.

Fähigkeit

Forest Navigator

Band-tailed Pigeons have strong, agile wings that help them expertly fly through dense forest canopies.

Maße und Details

Länge
33-40 cm
Flügelspannweite
66-71 cm
Gewicht
0.25-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
12-15 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
1
Brutzeit
18-20 Tage
Zugstrecke
1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These forest birds eat mostly fruits, nuts, and seeds from tall trees.

Altersunterschiede: Young squabs are fed 'crop milk' by both parents before switching to seeds and berries.

Hauptnahrung

  • acorns
  • elderberries
  • huckleberries
  • cascara berries
  • pine nuts
  • flower buds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

A primary avian predator in dense forest habitats.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Hunts pigeons, especially during dawn or dusk periods.

depends on

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

Pigeons rely on its acorns as a vital food source.

eats

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Feeds on its berries, helping to disperse the seeds.

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to touch or catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Band-tailed Pigeon?

33-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Band-tailed Pigeon?

66-71 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Band-tailed Pigeon?

0.25-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Band-tailed Pigeon?

12-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Band-tailed Pigeon?

80 km/h

Was frisst Band-tailed Pigeon?

These forest birds eat mostly fruits, nuts, and seeds from tall trees.

Wo findet man Band-tailed Pigeon normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Band-tailed Pigeon?

Foraging

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