25.5-26.5 cm. Hindcrown and nape iridescent green or bronze. Forehead, breast and neck dull purple. Sides of the head pale gray. Throat white. Mantle and wing coverts chestnut. Primaries black, the rest of the wings gray. Lower back dark gray. Belly gray. Tail dark gray, the tips paler with an indistinct black band. Iris orange or red. Orbital skin red. Bill and cere black. Legs red. <NThe female is duller, the purplish areas are brown. <NThe juvenile male is like the female, but has rufous edges on the feathers that are purple in the male. <NThe juvenile female has pale edges on most feathers, otherwise is like the adult female.
Call "rru", song like "duo, du -du-duo du-du-duo". The "du" notes are short, emphasis is on the drawn out "duo" notes.
Forages in the canopy of trees and bushes for fruit. Occurs singly or in flocks.
Not uncommon in the edge of humid forest, open swamps, savannah with scattered trees and riverine forest.
Throughout. In Estado S<C4>o Paulo found in the coastal area at <8E>Pariquera Acu, Barra do Ribeira, Icapara, Ubatuba, Japi, Itapetininga, Cananeia, Itapeva, Rio Verde, Bananal, S<C4>o Jose do Barreiro, and at many inland locations ^119 : there are old records from<8E>Iguape, Olimpia, Valpariso<8E>. In Estado Rio de Janeiro occurs at<8E>Itatiaia ^40 . Up to 800 meters
5769 Song. 10<10>14<10>99, Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp within forest. With /Saltator similis, Pitangus sulphuratus, Ramphocelus bresilius .: 927 October 16, 2005, Linhares, forest edge.:
9405 > :
Character status: partial decoder; angle-bracket byte markers are preserved
Recovered structure; field assignment may be heuristic
Structured account sections
Description
25.5-26.5 cm. Hindcrown and nape iridescent green or bronze. Forehead, breast and neck dull purple. Sides of the head pale gray. Throat white. Mantle and wing coverts chestnut. Primaries black, the rest of the wings gray. Lower back dark gray. Belly gray. Tail dark gray, the tips paler with an indistinct black band. Iris orange or red. Orbital skin red. Bill and cere black. Legs red. <NThe female is duller, the purplish areas are brown. <NThe juvenile male is like the female, but has rufous edges on the feathers that are purple in the male. <NThe juvenile female has pale edges on most feathers, otherwise is like the adult female.
Voice
Call "rru", song like "duo, du -du-duo du-du-duo". The "du" notes are short, emphasis is on the drawn out "duo" notes.
Behavior
Forages in the canopy of trees and bushes for fruit. Occurs singly or in flocks.
Habitat and status
Not uncommon in the edge of humid forest, open swamps, savannah with scattered trees and riverine forest.
Distribution
Throughout. In Estado S<C4>o Paulo found in the coastal area at <8E>Pariquera Acu, Barra do Ribeira, Icapara, Ubatuba, Japi, Itapetininga, Cananeia, Itapeva, Rio Verde, Bananal, S<C4>o Jose do Barreiro, and at many inland locations ^119 : there are old records from<8E>Iguape, Olimpia, Valpariso<8E>. In Estado Rio de Janeiro occurs at<8E>Itatiaia ^40 . Up to 800 meters
Structure status: heuristic; decoded_account_text and segment JSON remain authoritative
Release-specific historical evidence — the three releases remain separate; none is canonical
Release history
This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.
Disc 3in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 2in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 1 (2011)in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision
The 2011 Disc 1 revision both edited this account and truncated part of it at exactly 512 bytes (a 2011 mastering defect).
Truncated sections in the 2011 revision: description. The complete earlier text is shown beneath each truncated section.
Sections with genuine 2011 edits (vs the Disc 3 release): distribution.
Description Disc 1 (2011)
25.5-26.5 cm. Hindcrown and nape iridescent green or bronze. Forehead, breast and neck dull purple. Sides of the head pale gray. Throat white. Mantle and wing coverts chestnut. Primaries black, the rest of the wings gray. Lower back dark gray. Belly gray. Tail dark gray, the tips paler with an indistinct black band. Iris orange or red. Orbital skin red. Bill and cere black. Legs red. <nThe female is duller, the purplish areas are brown. <nThe juvenile male is like the female, but has rufous edges on the fea
Disc 1 (2011) text ends here — truncated at exactly 512 bytes in the 2011 mastering (historical defect, kept as recovered).
Complete earlier text — Disc 3 release (earliest) (125 bytes lost in 2011)
25.5-26.5 cm. Hindcrown and nape iridescent green or bronze. Forehead, breast and neck dull purple. Sides of the head pale gray. Throat white. Mantle and wing coverts chestnut. Primaries black, the rest of the wings gray. Lower back dark gray. Belly gray. Tail dark gray, the tips paler with an indistinct black band. Iris orange or red. Orbital skin red. Bill and cere black. Legs red. <nThe female is duller, the purplish areas are brown. <nThe juvenile male is like the female, but has rufous edges on the feathers that are purple in the male. <nThe juvenile female has pale edges on most feathers, otherwise is like the adult female.
Shown for comparison from the Disc 3 release (earliest); it does not repair or replace the Disc 1 (2011) historical text above.
Voice Disc 1 (2011)
Call "rru", song like "duo, du -du-duo du-du-duo". The "du" notes are short, emphasis is on the drawn out "duo" notes.
Behavior Disc 1 (2011)
Forages in the canopy of trees and bushes for fruit. Occurs singly or in flocks.
Habitat and status Disc 1 (2011)
Not uncommon in the edge of humid forest, open swamps, savannah with scattered trees and riverine forest.
Distribution Disc 1 (2011)
Throughout. In Estado S<C4>o Paulo found in the coastal area at <8E>Pariquera Acu, Barra do Ribeira, Icapara, Ubatuba, Japi, Itapetininga, Cananeia, Itapeva, Rio Verde, Bananal, S<C4>o Jose do Barreiro, and at many inland locations ^119 : there are old records from<8E>Iguape, Olimpia near<8E>S<C4>o Jose de Rio Preto, Valpariso<8E>. In Estado Rio de Janeiro occurs at<8E>Itatiaia ^40 . Up to 800 meters
Historical taxonomy
WORLD
columba cayennensis
Pale-vented Pigeon
Columbidae
Pigeons,Doves
CLEMENTS
columba cayennensis
Pale-vented Pigeon
Columbidae(in part)
Pigeons,Doves
AOU_HM
columba cayennensis
Pale-vented Pigeon
Columbidae(in part)
Pigeons,Doves
Recordings
5769.mp3
5769 Song. 10<10>14<10>99, Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp within forest. With /Saltator similis, Pitangus sulphuratus, Ramphocelus bresilius .
