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The Pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) is a bird found in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil, Belize, Ecuador, and 2 more countries. Woods and fields across tropical Central and South America. It eats fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Pale-vented pigeon lives

Woods and fields across tropical Central and South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit70%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Stephan Risch (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1016795. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Pale-vented pigeon

Where does the Pale-vented pigeon live?

The Pale-vented pigeon lives in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil, Belize, Ecuador, and 2 more countries. Woods and fields across tropical Central and South America.

What does the Pale-vented pigeon eat?

fruit (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Pale-vented pigeon endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.