Photo of Animalia: Red-billed Pigeon (species: Patagioenas flavirostris)

Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris)

© Anita Gould

The red on the bill is not the best field mark. Why does something with a Latin name "flavirostris" -- yellow-billed -- get called the Red-billed Pigeon?

Photo taken on 29 Jan 2011