Nesting behavior of the Picazuro pigeon, Columba Picazuro (Columbidae, Aves)

Braz J Biol. 2000 Nov;60(4):663-6. doi: 10.1590/s0034-71082000000400017.

Abstract

The Picazuro Pigeon nests in all months of the year in southeastern Brazil. Nest material is plucked from trees or ground and carried to build a frail and transparent nest of sticks where one egg is laid. Female and male alternate in incubation and brooding and do not soil the nest with feces.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Columbidae / physiology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Nesting Behavior / physiology*