Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colom de Caiena |
| Czech | holub neotropický |
| Dutch | Rosse Duif |
| English | Pale-vented Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Pale-vented Pigeon |
| French | Pigeon rousset |
| French (France) | Pigeon rousset |
| German | Rotrückentaube |
| Japanese | ムラサキバト |
| Norwegian | kajennedue |
| Polish | gołąbczak różowawy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pomba-galega |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pomba-galega |
| Russian | Рыжспинный голубь |
| Serbian | Belotrbi golub |
| Slovak | holub vínovoprsý |
| Spanish | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Paloma Ventripálida |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Paloma Vientre Pálido |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Paloma colorada |
| Spanish (Peru) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma colorada |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Paloma Colorada |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Paloma Colorada |
| Swedish | rostduva |
| Turkish | Kızılca Güvercin |
| Ukrainian | Голуб рожевошиїй |
Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
Version: 1.0 — Published October 4, 2013
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The haunting coo of Pale-vented Pigeon is similar to the hooting of an owl. It consists of a variable 3-6 syllables with emphasis on every second or third syllable: kuk-kuk-croo-oo (ffrench 1991). The song of Pale-vented Pigeon is similar to that of Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris), which places its emphasis on the first syllable in its song (Slud 1964).
Pale-vented Pigeon also has a growl call, similar to that of other species of Patagioenas; it is described as "a rising, hoarse, hissing growl, not as loud or punctuated as Plumbeous [P. plumbea] and Ruddy [P. subvinacea] pigeons: rrhhhAHH" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Pale-vented Pigeon can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
The wings of Pale-vented Pigeon loudly "clap" on taking flight (Wetmore 1968), as is true of many species of large pigeon.
