Listen to the Ruddy pigeon
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About the Ruddy pigeon
The Ruddy pigeon is a bird in the family Columbidae (order Columbiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Ruddy pigeon sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The ruddy pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) is a largish pigeon which breeds from Costa Rica south to western Ecuador, Bolivia, and central Brazil. It belongs to a clade of small and rather plain species of Patagioenas with characteristic calls that constitute the subgenus Oenoenas. Like the other New World pigeons, it was formerly united with their Old World relatives in Columba, but today the New World genus Patagioenas is recognized as distinct again.
Related birds in the genus Patagioenas
More from the family Columbidae
Rock dove
Columba livia
Common wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove
Streptopelia turtur
Stock dove
Columba oenas
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Kererū
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Nilgiri wood pigeon
Columba elphinstonii
Frequently asked questions
What does a Ruddy pigeon sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Ruddy pigeon on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Ruddy pigeon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ruddy pigeon as “least concern”.
What family does the Ruddy pigeon belong to?
The Ruddy pigeon (Patagioenas subvinacea) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Sucumbíos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank Río Napo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1260727 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ruddy pigeon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Michael Woodruff – CC BY-SA 2.0