St. John VI Fauna: Scaly-Naped Pigeon (Columba squamosa)

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At 14 - 16 inches in length and wine colored in tone, the Scaly-Necked Pigeon is much larger and darker than ordinary doves. On St. John they inhabit the wooded hillsides.