Parrot-billed pigeon (SciiFii)

The parrot-billed pigeon (Psittacabeccucolumba imperialis) is a species of pigeon that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America to help boost biodiversity. Despite resembling the highly-endangered tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) of Samoa, the closest living relative of the parrot-billed pigeon is the band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata). The parrot-billed pigeon is a medium-sized, approximately 31 centimeters long, dark pigeon with reddish feet and red bare skin around the eye. The underparts, head and neck are greyish with a slight blue-green iridescence, and the tail, wings-coverts and tertials are rufous chestnut, while the remaining remiges are blackish. It has a large, curved, and hooked bright red bill with tooth-like projections on the lower mandible. Both sexes are similar, but the juvenile is duller with a browner head, with a black bill with only the base a pale orange. Behaviourally, it is unusual - unique among members of Columbiformes in drinking by scooping water up in its bill, in the manner of the great majority of bird species, rather than sucking it up using the tongue as a straw. The calls of the parrot-billed pigeon is a rising and falling prolonged “oooo”. The beak of the parrot-billed pigeon is adapted to saw through tough seeds and fruits of many species of trees. The parrot-billed pigeon will also eat other types of fruits and small nuts. During the breeding season, the parrot-billed pigeon lays two to four eggs during late spring, and the eggs hatch around 19-21 days later, the hatchlings are cared for by their mothers for about 30-40 days before becoming fully independent from their parents. The conservation status of the parrot-billed pigeon is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the parrot-billed pigeon's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii