Short-billed Pigeon
Chan Chich Lodge area
11Mar2019
Largish...is replaced at higher
altitudes by its close relative, the
very similar ruddy pigeon.
altitudes by its close relative, the
very similar ruddy pigeon.
Patagioenas nigrirostris
(L 10.5" Wt 5.29 oz)
(L 10.5" Wt 5.29 oz)
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library
Library
Patiagioenas in Greek means
clattering pigeon; nigrirostris
in Latin means black-billed.
in Latin means black-billed.
© Wikipedia
The only difference between a pigeon
and the American farmer today is that a
pigeon can still make a deposit on a
John Deere.
and the American farmer today is that a
pigeon can still make a deposit on a
John Deere.
(Jim Hightower)