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Birdsong field guide

Peruvian Pigeon

Patagioenas oenops

A large, range-restricted pigeon endemic to the Marañón valley, characterized by its deep wine-purple plumage and contrasting pale bill.

What it sounds like

A deep, rhythmic series of low-pitched hooting notes, typically described as 'cuk-oo-cooo-ooo'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Wilson Diaz · PeruCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is currently classified as Vulnerable due to severe habitat fragmentation and agricultural expansion.
The species is largely restricted to the Marañón River drainage system in northern Peru and extreme southern Ecuador.
Unlike most of its relatives, it possesses a strikingly pale, ivory-colored bill that serves as a key field mark.
Its diet is primarily frugivorous, foraging for fruits and seeds in the canopy of riparian thickets.
The total population is estimated to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with numbers continuing to trend downward.

Habitat

Riparian gallery forests, dry tropical forests, and scrubland in inter-montane valleys.

Range

Marañón River valley of northern Peru and adjacent southern Ecuador.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana Dusky PigeonPatagioenas goodsoni Pale-vented PigeonPatagioenas cayennensis Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornata Plumbeous PigeonPatagioenas plumbea

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