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Passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species. The scientific name also refers to its migratory characteristics.
Rock pigeon, a common occurrence in the urban areas of Puerto Rico. Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I) Scaly-naped pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa; White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala
Columba argentina Bonaparte, 1855 (possibly extinct) OR: western Malaysia. 25. Andaman wood pigeon. Columba palumboides (Hume, 1873) OR: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 26. Japanese wood pigeon. Columba janthina Temminck, 1830.
Culebra Island of Puerto Rico Last collected in 1899. Likely extinct due to persecution as a crop pest and increased mortality by hurricanes as a consequence of deforestation. Another extinct population on Vieques may be a different, undescribed subspecies. [32] Amazona sp. Antigua Most recent remains dated to around 1500 BCE at Burma Quarry. [27]
Gould, 1870. The pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) is a species of large terrestrial pigeon. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Otidiphaps. The pheasant pigeon is found in the primary rainforests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It ranges primarily over hilly and lower mountain areas, but can also be found in lowlands.
The white-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) is a fruit and seed-eating species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It is found primarily in the Caribbean . John James Audubon painted these pigeons, including the watercolour painting in his work, Birds of America , published in the early 19th century.
Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Press. ISBN 978-0-8477-0243-5. Rios López, Neftalí (10 April 2003). "The Herpetofauna of Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico". Naval Security Group Activity Sabana Seca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005; Perez i Gorgoy, Lluis (2000).
Puerto Rican owl, an endemic species found in the western municipality of Aguada. Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) Green mango (Anthracothorax viridis) Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus) Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus) Puerto Rican lizard‑cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)