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An uncommon summer resident of mixed conifer forests and ponderosa pine forests with a strong Gambel oak component. It was formerly considered an uncommon summer resident of drier forests on the South Rim where it is now a rare summer visitor. In addition to breeding on the Kaibab Plateau, it has also been found on isolated mountains on the Arizona Strip and on Hualapai tribal lands. It occurs elsewhere, including along the Colorado River, as a rare spring and fall migrant in May and September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Patagioenas fasciata) * Band-tailed Pigeon is an uncommon summer resident of mixed conifer forests and ponderosa pine forests with a strong Gambel oak component. It was formerly considered an uncommon summer resident of drier forests on the South Rim where it is now a rare summer visitor. In addition to breeding on the Kaibab Plateau, it has also been found on isolated mountains on the Arizona Strip and on Hualapai tribal lands. It occurs elsewhere, including along the Colorado River, as a rare spring and fall migrant in May and September. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.