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Picui Dove
Colombina picui | Temminck, 1813
Characterization: Species measuring about 16 cm in length. Unmistakable for a large white area on its wings and on the sides of its tail and for a wing top crossed by a bright dark blue stripe.
Distribution: This bird occurs from Colombia to Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, and western, southern and northeastern Brazil.
Habitat: It lives in pairs or small flocks in the field with sparse trees and in cities, in all regions.
Habits: It is common in semi-open areas, barns, secondary forests, edges of mesophilic forests, dry forests, savannas, crops, fields and dirty pastures. It appears near the seafront
in the coastal fields.
Breeding: In the breeding period, this bird builds a small, messy platform of branches characteristic of the family. Males sing intensely, and the sound they produce is the origin of its second common name, also originally from Northeast. The female lays two eggs, which the couple hatches; they also feed the hatchlings until after they leave the nest. The couple builds a small nest, which may be reminiscent of a dove's nest; a female will occasionally lay her eggs in another bird's nest. The eggs are uniform green.
In the UFRA area: This bird is considered rare in the studied farms, as it was only seen eight times. This bird was seen in organic sugarcane fields, among other habitats.