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Maranon pigeon

Patagioenas oenops (Salvin, 1895)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 264.6 g to 265 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the maranon pigeon

Weight
264.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the maranon pigeon

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Maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops)
Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the maranon pigeon live?

Not recorded

What is the maranon pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Maranon pigeon, Peruvian pigeon or Salvin's pigeon (Patagioenas oenops) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Maranon pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maranon_pigeon&oldid=1162821918), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the maranon pigeon endangered?

The maranon pigeon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the maranon pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPatagioenas
  7. SpeciesPatagioenas oenops (Salvin, 1895)

Synonyms Columba oenops, Columba oenops, Columba oenops, Columba vina

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Marañón pigeonEnglish
  • Peruvian pigeonEnglish
  • Peruvian pigeonEnglish
  • Peruvian pigeonEnglish
  • حمام مارانونArabic
  • colom del PerúCatalan
  • holub peruánskýCzech
  • Colomen SalvinWelsh
  • PerudueDanish
  • PerutaubeGerman
  • Peru-TaubeGerman
  • PfeffertaubeGerman
  • SalvintaubeGerman
  • perua kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma peruanaSpanish
  • peruu tuviEstonian
  • perunkyyhkyFinnish
  • Pigeon du PérouFrench
  • Patagion du PérouFrench
  • perui galambHungarian
  • Piccione del PerùItalian
  • ペルーバトJapanese
  • peruvinis karvelisLithuanian
  • Перу кӓдӹWestern Mari
  • Dibénééz Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ hasbídí łibáhígííNavajo
  • Salvins DuifDutch
  • marañondueNorwegian
  • gołąbczak peruwiańskiPolish
  • چلی کبوترWestern Panjabi
  • pomba-peruanaPortuguese
  • pombo-peruanoPortuguese
  • Kukuli QullqamarQuechua
  • Перуанский голубьRussian
  • Мараньонский голубьRussian
  • holub sivokrídlySlovak
  • Peruanski golubSerbian
  • marañónduvaSwedish
  • Peru Kızılca GüverciniTurkish
  • голуб перуанськийUkrainian
  • 秘魯鴿Chinese
  • 秘鲁鸽Chinese

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Relatives of the maranon pigeon

Other species in the same genus Patagioenas.

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Common questions

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How big is the maranon pigeon?

An adult maranon pigeon weighs 264.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maranon pigeon endangered?

The maranon pigeon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the maranon pigeon?

The maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maranon-pigeon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{maranon_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Maranon pigeon (Patagioenas oenops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maranon-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}