note white band on nape of adults (California, USA; 2007-08-04)


Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata

Native Range: North America and Latin America

Notes: named for the broad pale-gray band across the end of the tail; no sexual dimorphism; feet yellow; bill yellow with dark tip; a bird of oak canyons and forested hillsides.


adult, front view (California, USA; 2007-08-04) 		adult, back view (California, USA; 2007-08-04)
adult, side view (California, USA; 2007-08-04) adult (California, USA; 2007-08-04)
flock feeding (California, USA; 2006-08-05) juvenile; note the lack of white band on nape (California, USA; 2007-08-04)
posing for a head portrait (Arizona, USA; 2007-08-04)