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Picazuro Pigeon

Columba picazuro

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Miranda Collett
Miranda Collett

Former Airline Captain of B747, Miranda Collett, switched career in 2010 to become a wildlife conservationist, purchasing a former cattle ranch in NE Argentina.

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This is quite a common pigeon in Argentina, less so in the Ibera Marshes.

It is a large bird at around 34cm and quite striking. Mainly plumbeous in colour, it has a reddish head and neck. It has typical pigeon scaling on the back of the neck and the tips of the coverts are white. The eyes are reddish.

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