Peru

Plumbeous Pigeon

Patagioenas plumbea

(L 11.5-12.5")

Prefers tropical and subtropical
forest...and also Andes up to 1900 m.

Down the mountain from
Cock-of-the_Rock Lodge

Peru

20May09

Pigeons were first domesticated at
least 5,000 years ago; Genghis
Khan and Julius Caesar used them
for long-distance communication.

             (Noah Stryker)