Utah Bird Profile - Band-tailed Pigeon

Utah Bird Profile
Band-tailed Pigeon - Columba fasciata

Name roots: (F. pijon, "a young bird", L. pipio, "to peep")
(L. columba, "a dove, pigeon"; L. fascia, "a band")

In Utah:

by Kendall Brown

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a conifer or in a deciduous tree at a height of 6-30 feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is a frugivore: lower-canopy gleaner; granivore: ground forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a frugivore: upper-canopy gleaner; granivore: ground forager.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occurrence:

(See Legend)

Abbreviations | References | Legend