Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Czech | holub chilský |
Dutch | Chileense Duif |
English | Chilean Pigeon |
English (United States) | Chilean Pigeon |
French | Pigeon du Chili |
French (France) | Pigeon du Chili |
German | Araukanientaube |
Japanese | チリーバト |
Norwegian | skjellgrandue |
Polish | gołąbczak chilijski |
Russian | Чилийский голубь |
Serbian | Čileanski golub |
Slovak | holub čilský |
Slovenian | Čilski golob |
Spanish | Paloma Araucana |
Spanish (Argentina) | Paloma Araucana |
Spanish (Chile) | Torcaza |
Spanish (Spain) | Paloma araucana |
Swedish | chileduva |
Turkish | Şili Kızılca Güvercini |
Ukrainian | Голуб чилійський |
SPECIES
Chilean Pigeon Patagioenas araucana
Mary Wexman, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published September 27, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published September 27, 2013
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Breeding
Introduction
Eggs are found from December to March, and also in May (Johnson 1967, Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990). Nesting is colonial, "in loose colonies of up to several hundred pairs in the midst of the forest, often in such places as bamboo thickets on steep slopes difficult of access" (Johnson 1967). The nests are "mere rudimentary platforms of twigs with the the showing through in all directions" (Johnson 1967; see also Lane 1897). The usual clutch is a single egg, but "in years of abundant food sometimes 2" (Johnson 1967). Egg dimensions are 39.6 x 29.7 mm (Johnson 1967).