Band-tailed Pigeon
Photo: aroid from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0

Doves and Pigeons

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata

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Family
Doves and Pigeons (Columbidae)
Order
Columbiformes

Overview

The band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata) is a pigeon native to the Americas, and one of the largest pigeons in this region. It is largely gray, but with a thin white collar on the nape and a purple-gray breast.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.