Plain pigeon
| Plain pigeon | |
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| Plain pigeon in the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, Dominican Republic | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Patagioenas |
| Species: | P. inornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Patagioenas inornata (Vigors, 1827)
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| Synonyms | |
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Columba inornata Vigors, 1827 | |
The plain pigeon (Patagioenas inornata) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in the four Greater Antilles, on Cuba, Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitats are forest, woodland, coastal scrub, mangrove and swampy areas. It is threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting.