Mourning Dove

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Dove sighting in Cabo Pulmo National Park, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park in our monthly data.

Zenaida macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

at Cabo Pulmo National Park

19 Verified sightings at Cabo Pulmo National Park From 2019 to 2026

126,978 Verified sightings across all 66 parks From 2019 to 2026

October Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Mourning Dove

The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family, Columbidae. The bird is also known as the American mourning dove, the rain dove, and colloquially as the turtle dove, and it was once known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most abundant and widespread North American birds and a popular gamebird, with more than 20 million birds (up to 70 million in some years) shot annually in the U.S., both for sport and meat. Its ability to sustain its population under such pressure is due to its prolific breeding; in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods of two young each in a single year. The wings make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing, a form of sonation. The bird is a strong flier, capable of speeds up to 88 km/h (55 mph).

Mourning doves are light gray and brown and generally muted in color. Males and females are similar in appearance. The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents incubate and care for the young. Mourning doves eat almost exclusively seeds, but the young are fed crop milk by their parents.

In 1731, the English naturalist Mark Catesby described... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cabo Pulmo National Park

Zenaida asiatica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Columbina passerina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~80%
2	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~80%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~70%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~70%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
6	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
8	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~50%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
11	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
12	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
13	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~30%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
15	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
16	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
18	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
20	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
21	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
22	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
23	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
24	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
27	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
28	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
29	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
32	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
33	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
39	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
43	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
46	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
50	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
53	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
59	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
60	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
61	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Dove sighting in Cabo Pulmo National Park, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Dove in Cabo Pulmo National Park in our monthly data.

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