---
title: "Chilean Pigeon"
description: "Patagioenas araucana — Birds. The Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chilean-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chilean Pigeon

> Patagioenas araucana — Birds. The Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

- Scientific name: *Patagioenas araucana*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 686
- Wikidata: [Q959977](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959977)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3083)

## Names

- en: Chilean Pigeon
- de: Araukanertaube
- es: Paloma araucana
- fr: Pigeon du Chili
- nl: Chileense duif
- pl: Gołąbczak chilijski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (581), AR (62)

## Summary

The Chilean pigeon (Patagioenas araucana) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Chile and Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_pigeon

## Photo

![Chilean Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239248622

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilean-pigeon?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).