---
title: "Scaly-naped Pigeon"
description: "Patagioenas squamosa — Uccelli. The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), also known as the red-necked pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/scaly-naped-pigeon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scaly-naped Pigeon

> Patagioenas squamosa — Uccelli. The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), also known as the red-necked pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae.

- Scientific name: *Patagioenas squamosa*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1906
- Wikidata: [Q577332](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577332)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3080)

## Names

- en: Scaly-naped Pigeon
- de: Antillentaube
- es: Paloma turca
- fr: Pigeon à cou rouge
- nl: Roodhalsduif
- pl: Gołąbczak antylski

## Countries with the most observations

PR (912), VI (145), BB (109), CW (53), DO (49), GD (42), LC (42), CU (39), KN (39), BL (32), VC (26), VG (23)

## Summary

The scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), also known as the red-necked pigeon, is a bird belonging to the family Columbidae. The species occurs throughout the Caribbean.

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

## Photo

![Scaly-naped Pigeon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scaly-naped-pigeon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ramón Joel Espinal Acevedo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363940286

## Machine access

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