Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris
   (L 11.8" Wt 8.1 oz)
Range extends from south
Texas to Costa Rica...mainly
in lowlands and foothills.
Rancho Naturalista
16Jan2023
Patiagioenas in Greek means
clattering pigeon; flavirostris in
Latin means
golden-yellow billed.
© Paul
Marvin
Macaulay
Library
© Wikipedia
Sheesh! Here’s the red bill. I
would’ve called it the “Red-
necked Pigeon.” Also, check
the Latin translation.