SCALY-NAPED PIGEON, ROMNEY MANOR, OLD ROAD TOWN, ST KITTS, ST KITTS & NEVIS, 3/12/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO OUR LIFE LIST

   We can ID this pigeon as a Scaly-naped Pigeon as follows:

• Red eye broadly framed by orange-peach orbital skin.
• Large size.
• Pink legs.
• Two-toned bill: purple at the base and a cream tip.
• Darkish overall with scally nape and neck sides.

   The Scaly-necked Pigeon is found in most islands of the Caribbean, except Jamaica and the Bahamas.  It is a very rare vagrant to Florida.  

   The Scaly-necked Pigeon is a new species to our eBird Photographic Life List.  Our eBird Life List now stands at 1,116.