Habitat: Lighter woodland and edges, clearings, mangroves, residential areas with large trees. Distribution: Southeastern Mexico to Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. Natural History Notes: The Pale-Vented is a rather shy pigeon. It perches high in tall trees, often in small groups, and emits a mournful hooting, Characteristics: From A Guide to the Birds of Panama : 12-13". Bill black. Mostly deep ruddy brown, head more grayish and with crown and nape glossed with green and bronze; breast and upper belly reddish brown, fading to whitish on lower belly and under tail-coverts; lower back and rump gray.