The bare-eyed pigeon (Patagioenas corensis) is a large, pale pigeon from the arid Caribbean coast of South America with striking features like a pale blue eye-ring, a broad white patch on its wings, and a reddish-brown bare skin patch around its orange-brown eyes. These pigeons are fast flyers, often found in pairs or flocks in desert scrub, mangroves, and dry forests, where they eat fruits and seeds. The bare-eyed pigeon's habitat is primarily arid lowlands with shrub-like vegetation, thorn scrub, mangroves, and cactus-filled landscapes on the Caribbean coasts of Colombia and Venezuela, and nearby islands like Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
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