Scaled Pigeon couple, Inírida, Colombia

Very far away, so heavily cropped. An interesting pigeon species, if you look closely, you can see that they are indeed scaled like a fish.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Hard to get close to these buggers, isn't it! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Yes. I'm very happy that you got a good closeup as this species certainly deserves it. It's stunning. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Well it could have been a lot better, since this was just a few days after my telephoto lens died on me, so it was taken with my little compact.
    They were common where I was staying, but very wary. I only ever got good views if they happened to land on a branch that I could see from where I already was. As soon as I moved, they took off. Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Well you certainly stepped it up! Posted 7 years ago

The Scaled pigeon

The scaled pigeon is a large New World tropical dove. It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and Trinidad.

The scaled pigeon is fairly common in semi-open forest. It builds a stick platform nest in a tree and lays two white eggs.

Its flight is high, fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings which are characteristic of pigeons in general. It is usually very wary, since.. more

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Similar species: Pigeons And Doves

Species identified by Ferdy Christant