Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris

Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris. Photographs taken in the greater Zihuatanejo area, Guerrero, March 2018. Photographs courtesy of Ron Woheau, Zihuatanejo.

Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris. Photograph taken in the greater Alamos area, Alamos, Sonora, November 2017. Photograph and  identification courtesy of David F Smith, Alamos, Sonora.

The Red-billed Pigeon, Patagioenas flavirostris, is a member of the Columbidae Family of Pigeons and Doves. They are mid-sized in stature. In Mexico they are found in the coastal regions within the Atlantic Slope from eastern Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to Belize, excluding the Yucatán Peninsula, and within the Pacific Slope from Sonora to Guatemala at elevations below 2,100 m (6,900 feet). From a conservation perspective the Red-billed Pigeon is considered to be of Least Concern with stable, widely distributed populations. They are found in semi-open areas with forest patches and scattered trees. They consume seasonal fruits and seeds.