Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Red-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris

Spanish: Paloma morada

The red-billed pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) is a relatively large, girthy pigeon which breeds from southern Texas, United States, and northwestern Mexico south to Costa Rica. It belongs to a clade of Patagioenas which generally lack iridescent display plumage, except some vestiges in the pale-vented pigeon. Most often recorded in Apr, Jul, Feb, Dec.

TaxonomyAves › Columbiformes › Columbidae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records6,634 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2017 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-07-26 — observation by aleskander
2026-04-26 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-26 — observation by naturazihua-24
2026-04-26 — observation by emmanuel_villa_peralta
2023-07-04 — observation by zihuadean
2022-02-05 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/patagioenas-flavirostris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.