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Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) is a large pigeon (family Columbidae) found in the tropical Americas. Formerly often placed in Columba, it actually belongs to a clade of the older New World genus Patagioenas. With its relatives it represents an evolutionary radiation extending through most of the warm-temperate to tropical Americas. Grey-hued birds, even their males generally lack iridescent display plumage, although the present species has some coppery gloss on the nape.
It is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to Bolivia and northern Argentina and on Tobago and Trinidad, although it is very localised on the latter island. Vagrants are occasionally seen in adjacent regions; for example, the species is noted to stray into Uruguay from Argentina and occasionally from Brazil, but it has never been noted to breed or even maintain a permanent presence in the former country.
Wikipedia contributors, Pale-vented pigeon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:14:44.282732+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Patagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1792)
- Common name
- Pale-vented Pigeon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Patagioenas
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderColumbiformes
- familyColumbidae
- subfamilyColumbinae
- genusPatagioenas Reichenbach, 1853
- speciesPatagioenas cayennensis (Bonnaterre, 1792)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Patagioenas. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis (Jacquin, 1784) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornata (Vigors, 1827) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-billed PigeonPatagioenas nigrirostris (P. L. Sclater, 1860) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaled PigeonPatagioenas speciosa (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy PigeonPatagioenas subvinacea (Lawrence, 1868) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maranon PigeonPatagioenas oenops (Salvin, 1895) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chilean PigeonPatagioenas araucana (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ring-tailed PigeonPatagioenas caribaea (Jacquin, 1784) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata (Say, 1822) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Columba cayennensis Bonnaterre, 1792 Bonnaterre, 1792 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=676897 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DZDR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.