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Scaled pigeon

Patagioenas speciosa (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes. Recorded adults weigh 258.5 g to 304 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)
Photo: Thiago Valença · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scaled pigeon

Weight
258.5 g – 304 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scaled pigeon live?

Not recorded

What is the scaled pigeon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) 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 it is frequently hunted.

From the Wikipedia article “Scaled pigeon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scaled_pigeon&oldid=1315351118), 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 scaled pigeon endangered?

The scaled pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the scaled pigeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPatagioenas
  7. SpeciesPatagioenas speciosa (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Columba speciosa, Columba speciosa, Columba speciosa, Columba speciosa

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • حمام محرشفArabic
  • colom d'escatesCatalan
  • holub šupinkovýCzech
  • SkældueDanish
  • SchuppenbauchtaubeGerman
  • SchuppenhalstaubeGerman
  • skvama kolomboEsperanto
  • Paloma escamosaSpanish
  • Paloma trocalSpanish
  • tähniktuviEstonian
  • suomukyyhkyFinnish
  • Pigeon ramiretFrench
  • Patagion ramiretFrench
  • smeđokapi golubCroatian
  • pikkelyes galambHungarian
  • Colomba squamataItalian
  • Piccione squamatoItalian
  • アカハシウロコバトJapanese
  • žvynuotasis karvelisLithuanian
  • Geschubde DuifDutch
  • skjelldueNorwegian
  • gołąbczak łuskowanyPolish
  • pomba-trocalPortuguese
  • pombo-escamosoPortuguese
  • Чешуйчатый голубьRussian
  • holub šupinkavýSlovak
  • Veliki ljuskasti golubSerbian
  • fjällig duvaSwedish
  • Pullu GüvercinTurkish
  • голуб строкатийUkrainian
  • 鱗斑鴿Chinese
  • 鱗點斑鴿Chinese
  • 鳞斑鸽Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scaled pigeon

Other species in the same genus Patagioenas.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the scaled pigeon?

An adult scaled pigeon weighs 258.5 g – 304 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scaled pigeon endangered?

The scaled pigeon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the scaled pigeon?

The scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-pigeon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{scaled_pigeon_2026,
  title = {Scaled pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-pigeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}