Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Columba fasciata Say, 1823 Family: Columbidae Order: Columbiformes Back
Band-tailed pigeon Bandtaube Pigeon à queue barrée Paloma torcaza
CMS NL Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial intracontinental and local migrant

Columba fasciata

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 A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1997) - www.hbw.com )

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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations