Band-Tailed Pigeon
Columba fasciata
There are two distinct populations of these birds, with no apparent overlap in their respective ranges. One group lives on the North American west coast from British Columbia into northern Baja California (Mexico). In southern California and north to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, these birds are resident year round.
The second group visits the southern inter-mountain states of the USA only in summer and spends winters in higher elevations throughout Mexico, Central America and south to northern Argentina.
The North American population has suffered an over 60% decline since 1966. Unregulated hunting has taken a huge toll on these birds, especially in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Several states continue to allow hunting of these birds.

Band-Tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:17 12:50 |
Location:
Old Mine Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X0581-BandTailedPigeon |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Band-Tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: Large group along the Montezuma Valley Road. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:20 9:15 |
Location:
Montezuma Valley Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6454-BandTailedPigeon |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Band-Tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: Large group along the Montezuma Valley Road. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:20 9:15 |
Location:
Montezuma Valley Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X6455-BandTailedPigeon |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Band-tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: Idyllwild, California. Riverside County 2016-05-21. |
Date Taken: 2002:04:21 16:40 |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A2D21b09-BandTailedPigeon |
© 2002 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Band-Tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: Exploiting the seed feeders at the Idyllwild Nature Center near Idyllwild, California. Riverside County. |
Date Taken: 2009:02:20 22:53 |
Location:
Idyllwild Nature Center |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A2D21b25-BandTailedPigeon |
© 2002 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Band-Tailed Pigeon(Columba fasciata) |
Description: This normally shy bird allowed me but a few seconds to capture images in the town of Mount Laguna, in the coastal mountains of San Diego County California. |
Date Taken: 2019:06:17 8:43 |
Location:
Visitor Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BandTailedPigeon_D5X9109-MountLaguna |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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