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| Columba fasciata |
Say, 1823 |
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Family: Columbidae |
Order: Columbiformes |
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Band-tailed pigeon |
Pigeon à queue barrée |
Paloma torcaza |
Bandtaube |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental and local migrant |
Populations N of California migratory, wintering in California and Baja California; also some vertical migrations
to lower altitudes; Rocky Mts populations fly S to Mexican plateau. Autumn migration begins in Sept and
continues into Oct; spring migration from late Mar and early Apr, increasing until May and ending in early Jun.
Californian populations tend to be non-migratory, congregating in the foothills and valleys in winter. Costa
Rican populations locally nomadic. Seasonal movements known in some South American populations although
precise details are lacking. In Colorado, radio-tracking studies of adults to determine home-range size have
revealed that individuals remain within 15 km of the capture site. Vagrant E to Montana, W North Dakota and
Oklahoma. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1997)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |